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Wednesday, March 27, 1996 • Vol. XXVII No. 113 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S

■ Cam pus Life C ouncil Runoff to decide Class of ‘97 leaders Council Ellsworth (Treasurer), were McNally, Wheby penalized by the Board of Governance Elections Saint Mary’s Class Elections to represent Committee for handing out advises their 8 1/2” x 11” platform, a Class of 1999 Class of 1998 peers in 1996-’97violation of the Election Poster By CAROLINE BLUM Policies. O’Hara After the reduction, the ticket Wheby Krunk Saim Mary’s Editor ______.66% By BILL CONNOLLY earned 49 percent of the votes. 30% Assistant News Editor ______The turbulence of student “The violation did m ake a Abstain government at Saint Mary’s difference,’’Elections Commissioner Emily Ruffner 33% Abstain The Campus Life Council might drag out just a little bit 11% McNally said. "It didn’t force the ticket sent an advisory letter in sup­ longer. 54% port of the Ad Hoc Committee While the sophomore and to lose, but it forced them into a runoff.” Class of 1997 on Gay and Lesbian Needs junior classes elected their report to Pa- The Anne Korte (President), class officers Tuesday, the Abstain, t r i c i a Carolyn Deppisch (Vice- 5% Class of 1997 must revisit the O’Hara, Vice polls on Thursday for a runoff. President), Courtney McEvers * Pokorny and Krunk lost President of Although only two tickets ran (Secretary), and Mia Pavlik 1 Pokorny* 15% of their votes due to Student for senior class office, neither (Treasurer) ticket received 38 49% election violations. Affairs on captured the required 50 percent of the vote, and 5 per­ cent of the class abstained. Monday. percenf plus one vote to win O’H ara is Sixty-eight percent of the again apply in the runoff elec­ that’s important to us. It’s too the election. The missing num­ scheduled to junior class voted. tion on Thursday, according to bad that people who knew the O’Hara bers were not caused by a make a deci­ “I’m pleased with the voter Ruffner. However, in order to rules didn’t respect them. And large abstain vote, however, sion on the turnout, and I think people will win in a runoff election, a tick­ it’s also unfortunate that peo­ but by an election violation committee’s report by the first make sure they vote again on et only needs the greater ple were persuaded by style that resulted in a 15 percent week of April. The CLC pre­ Thursday,” Ruffner said. amount of raw votes. and not substance.” reduction of the Jolie Pokorny sented her with the letter to “When you have such a high “We will carry our strength Korte’s ticket will continue to ticket’s votes. advise her on the Council’s percentage of voter turnout, arid confidence into Thursday’s focus their campaign on The Pokorny (President) tick­ beliefs in the matter before she then you know that the class election,” Korte explained. women and their careers, et including Laura l.oh (Vice- makes her decision. really has in mind who they “We know that we are the best based on their slogan, “Women President), Karyn Connolly The CLC had a closed-door, (Secretary), and Katie want to represent them.” candidates for our class. We The 15 percent penalty will played fair and honest, and see ELECTIONS / page 4 see CLC / page 4 SMC forum explores Ivins urges female leadership meaning of feminism Columnist lauds By MAUREEN HURLEY plays into the identity of Saint S.iim M ,iry\ News Editor Mary’s as a women’s college. efforts of South “The simplest definition I can Plagued by stereotypes and think of for feminism is that it Bend women labels, feminism is largely has to do with the commitment By MEGAN McGRATH termed as “the F word,” ac­ to advance the cause of women News W riter______cording to a Saint Mary’s forum and equality,” said religious presented by the Women’s studies professor Phyllis Nationally syndicated colum­ Center last night. Kaminski, who served as coor­ nist Molly Ivins encouraged The forum, moderated by dinator of the women’s studies women to get more involved in Karen Murphy, explored the program at Saint Mary’s for the political process and to meaning of feminism on the three years. fight sexism with humor during The Observer/Jamie Heisler Saint Mary’s campus, and In light of this definition, many her keynote address at the Graduate Student and Gender Studies Coordinator Marie Kramb (L), kicked off the campus-wide question why there is such a YWCA’s Tribute to Women and Notre Dame senior Lauren Aimonette (R) pose with nationally syn­ “Week of the Woman.” reluctance for women to associ­ Awards Luncheon Tuesday at dicated columnist Molly Ivins. Topics discussed covered a ate themselves with feminism. the Century Center in South you could all live in Texas,” the “Women often enter politics broad base of women’s issues, The w om en’s center took a Bend. Houston native said. in the traditional ways, for ranging from stereotypes at­ random survey of 55 women in Ivins, an award-winning The luncheon honored example from the PTA, to the tached to feminism to the his­ the dining hall. Of those sur­ writer for the Fort Worth Star- women and girls who have school board and then to state tory of women’s movement, to veyed, 69 percent said they Telegram and a best-selling been active in the South Bend legislature,” Ivins said. “Think the relationship between femi­ would consider themselves to be author, peppered her address community in the arts, busi­ of it, we can’t possibly do any nism and lest|ian issues. feminist. with humorous stories from her ness, education, health and worse, and it behooves us as Along with addressing these As each of the panelists drew years on the campaign trail and human services and volun- citizens to work for the issues issues, the focus of the panel definitions of feminism similar observations about the struggle teerism, including several we believe in.” centered around how feminism see FORUM / page 6 for women’s rights. members of the Notre Dame Ivins also discussed the divi­ “It would be nice if the path and Saint Mary’s community. sions in our society, tracing to women’s liberation followed Ivins encouraged these women much of it to the phenomenon Moe promotes new one broad, smooth path, but it to consider carrying their ac­ of displaced anger in the politi­ hasn’t. But it could be worse, tivism in the political arena. cal arena. “I think good mothers make “There’s a lot of fear floating good politicians,” Ivins said. around out there: fear about relations with Vietnam “Most of our political problems losing jobs, the falling economy. By VIVIAN GEMBARA Healy Auditorium last night. are variations on the two kids- People feel vulnerable, they’ve News Writer The lecture, entitled “Putting one cookie or three kids in the already been affected by stag­ the War Behind Us,” focused back seat fighting.” nant wages so there’s good rea­ Re-establishment of Vietnam on renewing dialogue with Too often the concerns of son for fear,” Ivins said. relations is contingent on the Vietnam. The lecture series is women are left out of the politi­ Displaced anger occurs when degree of honesty applied in sponsored by the Notre Dame cal debate, Ivins said. She was society lashes out at those who healing the Vietnamese Student Club. troubled that important issues, can’t defend themselves: the w ounds of Moe used the Vietnam War such as health care and educa­ poor, illegal immigrants, wel­ the Vietnam as a prime example of greater tion have been left out of the fare mothers, and in some in­ W ar in the problems with domestic ideol­ recent presidential debate on stances women, according to United ogy and policy-making. The both sides. Ivins. States growth of a political polariza­ “Working mothers are so “1 was in California when according to tion within the US began in busy that they don’t have time they were debating Proposition retired U.S. the early 1900s. It grew sim­ to attend to politics, and at the 187 and 1 was listening to Air Force ply and eventually shaped the same time no one in politics is Governor (Pete) Wilson talk Colonel Moe Vietnam era. addressing their concerns,” about how illegal immigrants T h o m a s The Cold War policy of the Ivins said. were ruining the economy.” Moe. United States was further m a­ The Observer/Jamie Heisler That is why Ivins encouraged Ivins said. “I told him they Moe stressed the current US ligned in relation to Vietnam. Molly Ivins, award-winning colum­ nist and best-selling author, lec­ the women attending the lun­ need to get some nicer domestic perspective in deal­ According to Moe, decision- tures at the meeting of the Young cheon to get more involved in Mexicans in California because ing with Vietnam as part of a W omen’s Christian Association the political process, perhaps guest lecture series at Hayes- see MOE / page 4 y e sterd a y . even running for elected office. see IVINS / page 4 page 2 The Observer • IN S ID E Wednesday, March 27, 1996 0 INSIDE COLUMN Yeah for FBI continues attempts to talk group out of enclave JORDAN, Mont. houses and other buildings on a 960- Anti-government s t a n d o f f After capturing two leaders of the acre wheat farm, “Justus Township” militant anti-government “freemen,” Federal agents try to persuad e remaining and insist they have their own laws and stupid federal agents edged in closer to their fugitives to surrender peacefi illy their own courts. Neighbors say they remote farm compound today as they are heavily armed. worked to persuade other fugitives to CANADA The farm 30 miles northwest of people surrender. Jordan was sold at a foreclosure auc­ “The negotiations are very sensitive,” tion in October, and the new owners U.S. Attorney Sherry Matteucci said. have grown increasingly impatient to “We don’t want to do anything that Montana , take possession as spring planting time rdan endangers the safety of the people in approaches. homb.a" u ,e ° „ ? r z O „ ., Matthew Loughran Idaho OHelena the area.” Authorities had held off for months on the Refreshements, News Writer Agents called a farmer in the area any attempt to arrest members of the sings, “Everybody ------and told her they wanted to move oper­ group, saying they feared a violent con­ knows, that the world is full of stupid peo­ ations into a crossroads community hall frontation such as that at Ruby Ridge, ple.” They say this as though it were a bad nine miles from the freemen’s enclave. /yoming Idaho. In that 1992 standoff, a federal thing. But 1 say, thank God that it is. Federal agents had been at the hall marshal and a separatist’s wife and son I mean to praise those people who ask the briefly Monday before returning to ...... : l ...... were killed. simple, basic questions that many people Matteucci would not give details of Jordan, the Garfield County seat 30 Militant anti-government “freemen” would be embarrassed to ask, the people miles from the freemen compound, Monday’s arrests. However, local who say things that seem to make little C Deny the legitimacy of government and where at least 100 officers had set up a say they have their own laws and courts. sources said the arrests occurred at the sense, but make them happy anyway, the command post. small post office a few miles from the people who dance around half-naked wear­ The farmer, who had the keys to the C Issued thousands of dollars in worthless freemen’s enclave, apparently when the money orders and checks in attempts to buy ing stuffed animal pants, men who braid hall, said agents also told her they two men went to pick up their mail. guns and pay taxes. their hair with rubber bands, the people that wanted to clear news media from the The freemen have issued thousands say and do the random, crazy, inventive stuff area. of dollars in money orders and checks that only either a low IQ or a low self esteem LeRoy Schweitzer, 57, and Daniel E. Peterson, 53, were on a Norwest Bank account that does not exist, the bank can provoke. arrested Monday near this small east-central Montana has said. Tax protesters in several states have been Stupid people does not necessarily mean town. They were to be arraigned today in Billings, arrested and charged with trying to pay taxes with those people who are not traditionally intelli­ charged in a federal indictment along with 10 others in worthless checks bearing Schweitzer’s signature. gent. Stupid people can be defined as people schemes involving fraudulent checks and money orders. Federal agents negotiated with other fugitives at the who lack common sense. They lack that Schweitzer, Peterson and others also face state charges farm compound, Matteucci said. She would not elaborate. simple connection somewhere in their brain of criminal syndicalism — the advocacy of violence for “We’re not in the position to comment on the operation that says, “This has gone too far”. political aims. except that it’s ongoing,” FBI special agent Ron Van- Without stupid people, life would be dull. The freemen group denies the legitimacy of the gov­ Vranken said. “We hope to resolve it as soon as we can, There would be no one to laugh at. How ernment. Members call their compound, a cluster of peaceably.” many times have you seen a sit-com that didn’t have at least one idiot that could be M rs. Clinton begins Turkey tour Brits deny im m igrant welfare laughed at. Without stupid people, we would all just be a bunch of over-educated, high ANKARA, Turkey LONDON pressure career geeks with nothing to show Hillary Rodham Clinton kept a bare- Britain’s High Court ruled Tuesday that the govern­ for our efforts. The job market is competi­ bones schedule Tuesday, paying hand­ ment’s refusal of welfare payments and free housing to tive enough without everyone that is old shake courtesy calls on Turkey’s lead­ thousands of asylum-seekers is legal. The government’s enough to work to be smart. ers after a grueling trip to Bosnia. “ I decision is meant to deter bogus asylum-seekers and re­ A lack of stupid people would eliminate the don’t think we’ll discuss politics duce the number of applicants, which has soared in market for anything sold by the Home today,” said Turkey’s first lady, Britain and most other Western countries as legal immi­ Shopping Networks, and the entire cast of Nazmiye Demirel. Mrs. Clinton nodded gration becomes more difficult. The government says “Baywatch.” There would never be a Jim her head in agreement. She met later thousands of foreigners arrive on visas for students, busi­ Carey movie nor would there be any reason with President Suleyman Demirel and nessmen or family visits, then claim political asylum for flight attendants to give that familiar, Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, but aides said little of sub­ because they want to stay for economic reasons. Under comforting speech about safety before a stance would be discussed. Demirel and President Clinton the new regulations, people who apply for asylum after plane takes off. meet Friday in Washington. Mrs. Clinton paid her re­ arrival, instead of as soon as they land, get no welfare. Without stupid people, no one would ever spects to Turkey’s leaders and traditions on the third day Nor will applicants who arrived after Feb. 5 — when the consider running for president. No one of her eight-day European trip. The schedule was pur­ new rules took effect — and are appealing a rejection of would fall for Pat Buchanan’s rhetoric, no posely light to give Mrs. Clinton a chance to recover from their asylum request. The new curbs will affect an esti­ one would have ever voted for Sonny Bono her heady appearance Monday before U.S. troops in mated 30,000 asylum-seekers annually. Asylum applica­ for any political office. Their would also be Bosnia. tions rocketed from 4,000 in 1986 to 50,000 last year. no one to get outraged over a harmless joke, or to misinterpret sarcastic letters to the edi­ Kidnapper orders own m urder Ritalin m aker w ants to curb abuse tor as serious attacks on their integrity. In other words, this world would be a colorless CONCORD, Calif. NEWARK, N.J. place ruled by people who cannot get over A store manager held hostage by an infatuated ex-em­ Stung by reports that schoolchildren are snorting and their own egos. ployee says she ended the five-hour ordeal by obeying the injecting the drug Ritalin to get high, the primary maker Stupid people inspire supposedly creative man’s frantic order to shoot him or be shot. “There was of the hyperactivity medicine has begun a campaign to people. Some of the greatest spontaneous no other way to get out alive,” Mary McIntyre said after curb its abuse. Ciba-Geigy Corp. is sending pamphlets on comedy can be found in the deadpan lines of emerging from the Contra Costa Trophy and Embroidery the proper use of the drug to more than 100,000 phar­ idiot characters like Lou Costello, Chico store Monday night. She said the man held her hand on a macists and 110,000 doctors, hoping they will pass them Marx, and Curly of the Three Stooges. If stu­ gun and aimed it at his head, ordering her to fire. She onto school nurses and parents.“We want to reach the pid people did not exist, we would never told the man she wouldn’t shoot him, but he threatened people who may be treating the medication a little too have known these stereotypes to play off of. her life repeatedly. “ I was so terrified,” she said. “ I casually,” said Todd Forte, a spokesman for the chemical Nor could we ever laugh at ourselves, thought, ‘If I’m going to do this. I’m just going to run.’ maker, whose U.S. pharmaceutical headquarters are in through comparison to stupid people. By the Obviously I didn’t want to see it.” The 35-year-old man, Summit, N.J. While Ritalin has been used for more than example of stupid people, normal, uptight identified as Jociel G. Bulawin, died from a single gun­ 40 years, abuse has grown in recent years as more chil­ people are able to cut loose and actually shot wound to the head. Police said Bulawin had been dren are diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity enjoy part of their time on earth. fired from his job at the store about four months ago. He disorder, which leaves children inattentive, impulsive and Not that 1 am taking some sort of superior was apparently infatuated with McIntyre, who was in the sometimes uncontrollable. The drug interacts with view of these people. I have done my share process of obtaining a court order to stop his harassment. chemicals in the brain to help children concentrate. of really stupid things. 1 have asked stupid questions, made stupid mistakes, and gener­ ally made a fool out of myself many times. 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SMC fair to offer advice Junior shares story on women’s ‘wellness’ of cancer survival By MAUREEN HURLEY Along with health profes­ Saint Mary’s News Editor sionals being available to an­ By KAREN HILKE she wishes to initiate a support swer questions, there will also News Writer group for students with cancer You need a massage. Or be numerous hands-on activi­ or who have survived cancer or maybe you just have a medical ties, including stress tests and Cancer is a topic not often dis­ who simply have a connection to question. According to its exercise demonstrations. cussed, but one that will touch the disease in some way. organizers, this year’s Students praise the efforts of all of our lives, as cancer sur­ Miller knows only a small Wellness Pair has something the Wellness Fair, chaired by vivor Lori Miller attested last minority who fit into this group to offer everyone. Saint Mary’s senior Sarah night. A presentation by the at Notre Dame; therefore, there In honor of W om en’s Week McGuire. American Cancer Society helped is not a lot of support, she said. at Saint Mary’s, the Wellness “It’s a wonderful program to to bring out the rarely discussed However, cancer is so w ide­ Center, in conjunction with the boost awareness of women’s subject of cancer thanks to spread that it would be of bene­ student nurses’ association health concerns on campus,” Miller, a junior at Notre Dame. fit to far more people than one and the student government, said freshman Amy Johnson. Miller shared her experiences would think. Miller said “people will present the Wellness “I think many people will ben­ with two different cases of can­ dealing with cancer not only Health Fair today. efit from the information given cer as a child and offered advice have to worry about their Twenty-one organizations not only on exercise, but also on how to deal with others who schoolwork, but also have to will be present at the fair to on STD’s, organ donation and have to deal with this debilitat­ worry about changes in medi­ discuss health issues ranging nutrition.” ing disease. cine that could seriously affect from nutrition to medical The Wellness Health Fair Miller had her first experience their health. It would be so information. will take place from 2 p.m. to with cancer at only two years of helpful to have a group to share “All aspects of health and 6 p.m. today in Angela Athletic age when she lost her vision to the stresses and fears that go wellness will be covered,” said Facility. cancer of the retina. Ten years along with the disease. ” The Observer/Katie Kroener Gloria Chelminiak, coordinator The event is free and open to later she was diagnosed with a For those who have to deal Anthonia Kalu lectures on of the Wellness Center. all members of the Saint lump on the jaw that turned out with cancer, whether it is with “Reflections on Ourselves: to be cancer of the muscle. themselves, a family member or Tradition and Modernity in “We’re really pleased with the Mary’s, Notre Dame and South After surviving nine years. a friend, it is very important to African and African American contributions from the South Bend community, Chelminiak Literature" yesterday. Bend community.” said. Miller said, “not a day goes by stay well informed about the that I don’t think about cancer; I disease. New research is con­ live in fear of a recurrence.” stantly developing new tech­ Millersaid that a positive atti­ niques that everyone needs to tude is key to surviving the dis­ be aware of. She emphasized ease. “Successfully beating can­ that finding a physician who you N o t r e D a m e cer involves more than the are comfortable with and confi­ killing of cells, more importantly dent in is very important. Also, it involves a positive psyche,” it is important that the doctor S c i e n c e Q u a r t e r l y she said. treats patients with respect and Cancer is a disease that af­ compassion, she said. She fects so much that is not always advised aspiring physicians to recognized. It affected Miller’s always take personal feelings The planning meeting for the life in school by causing her to into account and not treat the miss out on her social life while patient from the medical of th e she was growing up. It caused perspective alone but to try to final issue her to be the brunt of the laugh­ prepare the patient for what ter from her peers when her might happen in the most sensi­ N o t r e D a m e S c i e n c e Q u a r t e r l y hair began to fall out due to the tive way possible. year and a half of radiation and To those who have family chemotherapy she had to members who are battling can­ will he held endure. Cancer also affected her cer, Miller said “it is important relationship with her sister to let them know that you are because it absorbed so much of there for them and that you lis­ Thursday, March 2 8 her parents’ attention. ten and be understanding. Also, Throughout all of this, Miller you must try to do things that has remained a positive person they find enjoyable because 184 Nieuwland Science Hall who has a strong desire to con­ even the smallest thing can tinually do all she can to help boost their spirits.” others cope with this fact of life. Nicole Chiappctta, president Even if one is not personally of the Notre Dame American 6:30 PM challenged by cancer right now, Cancer Society and the orga­ the cold and depressing fact is nizer of the presentation said that at some point in one’s life that “awareness of cancer is Anyone interested in submitting? an article or one is bound to be affected by it very im portant because it af­ in some way. fects so many of us. Every assisting? in any part of the production of this One method that Miller is par­ experience with it that we have publication is encouraged to attend, if you are ticularly interested in is involve­ creates so many new ideas to ment in the American Cancer help raise awareness and help interested in becoming a part of our organization but Society of Notre Dame in which other cancer survivors.” the members work with the For more information about cannot attend the meeting, please contact us pediatric oncology patients at dealing with cancer please con­ Memorial Hospital. She said tact Chiappetta at 634-1318. by one of the following methods:

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More information is available from the Office of Student Activities, 315 LaFortune Student Center. The Observer • CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, March 27, 1996 and scholarship. (Secretary), and Anne Parente what we have seen from their “In particular, with respect to (Treasurer) ticket received 54 hard work this year.” CLC the fifth recommendation of the Elections percent of the vote. Eleven! For the Class of 1999, the percent of the class abstained, Katie Wehby (President), Tysus continued from page 1 Ad Hoc committee report, continued from page 1 which calls for the formation of and an impressive 59 percent Jackson (Vice-President), Nicole executive meeting on Monday a university student group, we on the Rise.” of the sophomore class voted, Kraimer (Secretary), and to formulate their views on the submit the following observa­ The Pokorny ticket was “We’re very excited to repre­ Melissa Kill (Treasurer) ticket, issue. They then compiled their tions. In any planning of such a unavailable for comment. sent the class,” McNally said. who ran unopposed, received ideas into a two-page letter group we encourage that you Election violations were also “We want to get as many peo­ 66 percent of the vote. sent to O’Hara that same night. solicit the input of Gays and cited in the Class of 1998 race. ple involved as possible, in Thirty-three percent of the The letter states that “We Lesbians at Notre Dame. The Shannon Crunk (President), order to represent the class’s class abstained, and 30.7 per­ (the CLC) are appreciative of “We believe their involve­ Meg Couturier (Vice-President), diversity. We intend to carry cent of the total freshman class the consultation process with ment in the planning process is Meghan Theard (Secretary), out all the things listed on our voted. different constituencies and important for several reasons. and Alice Caruso (Treasurer) platform, in order to accom ­ “We will continue to accom­ deliberation among the In general, their participation ticket was also penalized 15 plish our slogan, ‘We will work plish the goals that we began in Committee. The Committee’s is important to assure the cre­ percent of their votes for turn­ hard to play hard.”’ class office this year. We want commitment to understand, to ation of the best option for our ing in their campaign receipts McNally explained that her to plan a great Sophomore listen and to be open to the gay and lesbian students and to after 5 p.m. on Monday, a ticket would like to carry on the Parents Weekend and continue needs of gay and lesbian stu­ encourage their ownership of guideline stated in the Election tradition of Saint Mary’s as our project to build a house for dents is a sign of openness and any proposed group. Policies. strong women, and work to charity,” Jackson said. dialogue within our communi­ “More specifically, we are (1) After the violation, Crunk raise spirit at Saint Mary’s. Voting in the runoff election ty. We also appreciate the concerned that the formation of earned 30 percent of the vote, “We are happy to work with for the Class of 1997 will take openness, information and a new student group has the while the Meghan McNally the McNally ticket,” Couturier place from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., insight of those interviewed by potential to divide our gay and (President), Emily Broussard commented. “We know that and 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Committee. lesbian community. We also (2) (Vice-President), Anne Geisler they will do a great job from Thursday in the dining hall. “As the Campus Life Council, believe that a group’s self-de­ we strongly encourage and rec­ termination in planning and home to the “boiling frog phe­ was Vietnamese and some days ommend that you accept the functioning is essential to its Moe nomenon” wherein a frog does it was American.” report and its recommenda­ success. Finally, we (3) feel in­ not leap from a pot which is Moe believes isolationist ten­ tions in its entirety. We recog­ volvement of GLND in the plan­ continued from page 1 slowly heated. Politics in the dencies are a reactive response nize this report is a beginning ning process would be a U.S. similarly became a culture towards not only Vietnam, but for the University, but believe it demonstration of appreciation making at home floundered, of mixed ambitions and motives foreign policy on the whole. The provides us as a University for the group’s contribution to selling out to a supposed free­ which heated up. problem is finding the mix com m unity a fram ew o rk in our community. dom which failed to incorporate Future relations with Vietnam between isolationism and mili­ which to live with, learn from “Consultation with GLND and consistent values. are dependent on whether the tary intervention. Moe referred and be supportive of each sensitivity to these specific is­ “The measure of what we did U.S. is accountable for the mis­ to his own ca reer in the Air other. The structure it offers sues will reaffirm GLND’s own­ reflected what we had become. takes of the past. Crucial Force and his struggle in relat­ can provide a direction for our ership of any proposed group I feel what we must do is heal lessons for upcoming policy ing intervention for the sake of continued development as a and encourage their collective our personal wounds first if we problems can only be learned by other humans versus the risk of community committed to faith participation.” ever hope to heal the past.” healing the wounds, he said. soldiers lives. Motives behind policy deci­ “We wanted to help Vietnam His personal attitude toward which encourages girls to sions during Vietnam were born all along. It does not w ork Vietnam is optimistic, said Moe, Ivins study math and science. She from a larger picture related to though when we still have to get who hopes the beauty of also volunteers at Head Start the Cold War situation. They our house in order.” Vietnam will again be realized. continued from page 1 and the WNDU Children’s manifested horribly for those in Moe targeted current resentful Despite spending five years as a Storybook Festival. Radostits Vietnam. attitudes towards Vietnamese as POW, he exemplifies an ability in Texas they don’t run the volunteers at the Center for Moe focused on the need for indicative of the lack of honest to put the war in perspective as S&L’s, shut down the defense the Homeless and is involved the nation to come to terms with assessment. a fault of all sides. Continual plants and get involved in with liturgy ministry. She was the lies committed by the gov­ “If you don’t think that we bitterness and blame on others mergers and acquisitions that honored with the Saint ernment. He cited his own committed atrocities then we will not benefit the future dia­ cost people their jobs.” Catherine Medal and the Sister experience with deliberate lies are not facing the horror of war. logue with Vietnam. Ivins’s lecture was the Maria Pieta Scott scholarship. by the government during his People get into war and think Moe, class of 1975, is a former keynote address of the Tribute Notre Dame graduate stu­ service as a fighter pilot. While that there are no more rules professor of Aerospace Studies to Women luncheon. “This dent Marie Kramb was also he was aware of certain infor­ and it is horrible. Some days it at Notre Dame. event gives the YWCA a honored. While completing mation about political matters at chance to recognize the out­ her doctoral thesis in English, home, upon consulting with his standing actions of women in Kramb has served as coordi­ parents from Vietnam, Moe our community,” said Mary nator of the Gender Studies learned their information was in Ann Matthews, chair of the concentration and is an direct contrast. Repairing the event. instructor. national attitude towards The Observer Seniors Lauren Aimonette of Two Notre Dame women Vietnam requires that the past is now accepting applications for: Notre Dame and Teresa Ann were nominated for women of be addressed with truth. 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Internet University is a social life. provides an interactive forum “People are too tired, busy new service for college stu­ We seem to believe that for learning about political and worn out to worry about dents on the World Wide Web. “everything in society is dirty, issues; Punchline, which pro­ being sinful,” said Ann It offers numerous fun and unfair, . . . outright evil” and vides a cartoon graphic and Swindler, and it is this period of helpful resources, as well as that we must create our own lets the user add their own social disinverstment which has offering students a centralized private societies in order to be witticisms; Connection, which shaped morality in today’s location for services, including Milled. 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Room 124, C.S.C. Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6119. UNEQUAL Thurs., April 18th: Charles Willie, Room 124, C.S.C. page 6 The Observer • NEWS Wednesday, March 27, 1996 Many view feminism as a call for discourse on women’s is­ Fed maintains interest rates Forum sues. “There should be no need for the label feminism, but for surge of job creation in Febru­ continued from page 1 right now, it helps us to identify Greenspan hopes ary that pushed the nation’s C o n s u m e r to Kaminski’s, Murphy found with eachother, and talk about unemployment rate to 5.5 per­ c o n fid e n c e that 31 percent of those su r­ these issues,” said Chiara to minimize cent from 5.8 percent. veyed did not identify with femi­ Marcheschi. Republican senators praised From a monthly survey of nism to be “interesting and Calling it a “sacred moment,” Greenspan lavishly. The com­ 5,000 U.S. households. future inflation ironic.” Kaminski viewed yesterday’s mittee chairman, Sen. Alfonse By DAVE SKIDMORE Index One factor against feminism forum as an integral part in D’Amato, R-N.Y., promised to Associated Press 1985 = 100 on campus is that, “ at times it’s promoting that discussion. “I move his and two other Fed almost like our setting [as a think tonight is an im portant nom inations expeditiously to WASHINGTON women’s college] can allow us part of the process. The fact the full Senate, w here a vote 100 Faced with evidence the to entertain the fantasy that that it this happened shows that was expected this week. 90 economy has overcome a weak equality has been achieved,” it (feminism] has meaning on “His wisdom and experience 80 spot early this year, the 100.2 Kaminski said. this campus,” she said. have helped avert several glob­ Federal Reserve yesterday 70 She stated, “Another F word’ “Something is really happening al financial crises. In fact, Alan decided to hold short-term 60 connected to feminism and here in terms of empower­ Greenspan is properly known interest rates steady. Saint Mary’s is fear.” ment.” as the world’s pre-eminent 50 The announcement came just The panel viewed this to be a Women’s week continues to­ central banker,” D’Amato said. 40 15 minutes before Fed Chair­ result of the stereotypes morrow, with an open micro­ Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., said 30 man Alan Greenspan sat down attached with feminism, includ­ phone stage at 9 p.m. at Greenspan has his “whole­ before the Senate Banking 20 ing the terms “male-bashing” Dalloway’s. The movie hearted endorsement,” adding, Committee, which will pass 10 and “femi-nazi.” “Chantilly Lace” will be shown “Under his adept leadership, judgment on whether he “There’s a negative stereotype Thursday at 6 p.m. in Carroll the U.S. economy has achieved 0 should be confirmed to a third MAMJ J A S O N D J F M of being a feminist,” said Maria Auditorium, with a discussion to an unprecedented level of sta­ four-year term in a job that 1995 1996 Rivas. However, she added that follow. bility.” many consider the second- Source: The Conference Board AP being in a women’s college The week ends with the Panel members also indicat­ most-powerful in government. policy meeting before today’s, environment contributes to “Womyn’s Solidarity March” ed their support for the other “The economy seems at this on Jan. 31, it cut the short­ breaking down those stereo­ Friday. The march begins with nominees: Alice Rivlin, to be particular stage ... to be run­ term rate banks charge among types. “At Saint Mary’s you’re a “speakout” discussion at vice chairman, and Laurence ning at a reasonably good themselves on overnight loans free to become a feminist. Stonehenge at 7 p.m. Following H. Meyer. clip,” Greenspan said. “The for the third time in seven You’re encouraged to develop the speakout, there will be a Rivlin is director of the Office unemployment rate is lower months. your own ideas of feminism. ” candlelight march to Saint of Management and Budget. than at any time in the recent The changes pushed the Melissa Novock agreed, stat­ Mary’s. The march will end at Meyer is a respected economic past.” Fed’s target for the federal ing that women’s issues are Haggar, where there will be forecaster and professor at And, citing the Fed’s perpet­ funds rate, the interest that stressed in the classroom. music and refreshments in W ashington University in St. ual concern with containing in­ banks charge each other on “There is a strong connection room 304. Louis. flation, he said “price stability overnight loans, from 6 per­ between feminism and Saint The event is sponsored by the Greenspan last appeared be­ ... is an essential elem ent in cent down to 5.25 percent. Mary’s in academics,” she said. Saint Mary’s Women’s Center, fore lawmakers on Feb. 20 and enabling the economy to reach As a pre-emptive strike “Ironically, in terms of being in along with the Women’s 21 w hen reports showed the its full potential.” against inflation, the Fed had the dorms and in talking with Resource Center and the new year off to what the cen­ Just before his appearance, a bumped up the rate seven other students, feminism is of­ Gender Studies Program at tral bank chairman termed a spokesman for the central times between February 1994 ten ignored.” Notre Dame. bank, Joseph Coyne, said the dismal start and analysts were and February 1995. Fed’s monetary policy-making predicting an imminent cut in Fed policy-makers will not panel had ended its meeting at interest rates. m eet again until May 21, fol­ 10:35 a.m. EST and that, With more positive economic lowed by a July 2-3 meeting. “there is no further an­ news lately, including gains in Many analysts believe there’s Please Recycle nouncement” — a change of retail and home sales and fac­ still a chance the Fed will cut current rates will not occur tory orders, analysts believed rates in May if there are signs soon. the Fed would see no immedi­ of new economic softness. But The Observer Usually the announcement ate need to cut rates. that’s likely to be all for quite comes at around 2 p.m., but it At the Fed’s last monetary some time. was made earlier yesterday to accommodate the timing of G reen sp an ’s Capitol Hill ap ­ pearance. 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By GEORGE GEDDA 2. Someone calls you collect, using 1 800 CALL ATT. What happens? Associated Press ______WASHINGTON a) You accept because you and the person calling are automatically Relieved by eased tensions between China and Taiwan, entered to win an internship on Beverly Hills, 90210! the Clinton administration today addressed concerns the b) You accept because it always costs less than 1 800 COLLECT. Chinese are exporting nuclear-related materials. c) You accept because he/she might be Dylan. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and other senior officials were called to the d) All the above. White House to assess the sit­ uation and consider options, including penalties against offending Chinese firms. 3. What’s the best thing to do while watching Beverly Hills, 90210 ? “It’s a very complicated fac­ tual situation,” Christopher a) Study. told reporters at the State Department. “We'll be study­ ing concrete cases, and we’ll b) Listen to David’s rap song. let you know what our reac­ tion is.” c) Hope for a guest appearance by Dylan. China today denied that it sold nuclear weapons technol­ d) Call a friend collect using 1 800 CALL ATT (you might win the Beverly ogy to Pakistan or missiles to Iran, contrary to U.S. allega­ Hills, 90210s internship and listen to David’s rap song in person). tions. Washington believes that China sold Pakistan special­ ized magnetic rings used in centrifuges that enrich urani­ 4. You have to call your parents for money. Select the most appropriate scenario: um — an ingredient of nuclear weapons. a) You use 1 800 CALL ATT because you know you’ll get more money As for Taiwan, Defense Secretary William Perry said out of them. today the Chinese troops that participated in recent weeks in live-fire exercises there are b) You use 1 800 CALL ATT because that way you’ll get another chance returning to their barracks. “1 think this particular crisis to win the Beverly Hills, 90210® internship. is behind us now,” Perry told a business conference. c) You’re doing it to get a bigger TV set. The Navy’s top officer, Adm. Mike Boorda, said in an inter­ d) All the above. view the aircraft carrier USS Independence, which had been monitoring China’s maneuvers off Taiwan’s ■ p e p n p x e SUOIJOUIOJd ‘8||B 0 e i e i s j e i u i J O j, poAjeaej aiqOp nv -puajoj. 9661 © oaueaii jepun peen 0U| dnojQ |U«U1|B)J«|U3 northern shore, will return Oumeds to Aie|p|sqne a 'auoipnpojd pueioj. jo qjetuepeji poioji|Boj a B| 01206 ‘«IIIH A|jeAeg 9661 ‘01 IM«*V «pue aoqaiadooMS leiue 0| jbao jo gi eq ion* 9*CC 288 008 1 ll»o Ai|ue |o euaeui ojbuj»i|b soon to its base in Japan. pua a*,nj |B|o|||o joj isenB apa|aa Aped p*ma , UV T1V0 008 I 6u|en paot|d ||ea pagoa peideaae ua |o Apod pemq oqi eq J#|ue oj. pe|;q|qoJd ejeq/w ppA Ajeaeeaeu eaeqajnd op "0 IZ 0 6 SII!H MJOA° 8 1° Boorda said a decision has not

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Liberal consumer Irish police patrolled the border with The 72-year-old Kansas advocate Ralph Nader, already Northern Ireland today to block British Total cases Senator Bob Dole locked up the on the California ballot as the cows from slipping in and British Airways In cattle nomination with a four-state Green Party candidate, said he Sheep entrails, said it has stopped serving British beef to contaminated with 36.661 primary sweep last week, but would try to qualify in New children as fears about mad cow disease a brain-wasting he waited a week to declare disease, scrapie, is York, another must-win state raged on. victory so that he could give led to cattle. The for Clinton. Thailand joined the list of more than 20 use of sheep giant California the credit for Both Dole and Buchanan entrails as fei countries that have banned imports of was banned putting him over the top on this were eager for some rest, a British beef. One, France, announced it in 1989. third try for a luxury afforded by a campaign will start stamping “French Meat’’ on Republicanpresidential nomi­ calendar that puts domestic beef in an attempt to reassure nation. Pennsylvania next on April 23. consumers. Republican Party Chairman In a decision that frustrated “I’m not eating any more beef,” Patrick 2.164 Haley Barbour ended his neu­ some California Republicans, Henry, a 23-year-old security guard, said □ J trality in the primary fight and '94 '96 Dole was celebrating in Wash­ in the daily Le Parisian today. “ Even his words were more than sym­ "as of March ington — confetti cannons and French beef doesn’t tempt me anymore. bolic: Dole has spent most of all. But Dole promised not to This mad cow disease worries me.” his primary money, and the repeat George Bush’s strategy But Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell 2 Contaminated cattle party is prepared to step in and slaughtered, meat of ceding California to Clinton. insisted today that beef remains “a safe Top Importers absorb as much of his travel distributed. • California and Washington product,’’ and claimed Britain’s critics of British beef expenses and other costs as al­ GOP voters surveyed after they have got it wrong. 3 Humans are infected when lowed. meat is ingested. In Ions, 1994 voted registered profound un­ “I agree with The Sun newspaper this “From today forward, the happiness with affirmative ac­ Symptoms of morning which says it isn’t the cows that Creutztfeldt-Jakob disease: ^ Republican Party is going to be tion programs: Half said they 17 050 are mad, it’s the people that are going Speech use and focused on everything we can should be ended outright, a mad,” Dorrell told BBC radio. “Livelihoods comprehension do this spring and summer to impaired 11.330 third said they should be are being threatened by gossip.” help Bob Dole beat Bill Clinton Visual failure changed. The revolt against British beef started and send him back to There was more of a split on Rapid, devastating Wednesday, when Dorrell announced that dementia Arkansas,” Barbour said in an immigration, a centerpiece scientists believe the cattle disease was the interview. Buchanan issue: half in Cali­ Spastic limb “most likely” cause of 10 human cases of paralysis As Dole looked toward a fornia said immigrants should iland S. Africa Belgium/ Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a similar degen­ Abnormal motor-nerve showdown with Clinton, he always be welcomed to the control; tremors and-rigidity erative illness. At least eight victims have Nelherlands Germany could not ignore the lurking United States; slightly fewer died. shadow of Ross Perot, who be­ shared Buchanan’s view that The government admission has sent the $6 “extremely small." He maintained no new gan a busy stretch of travel to the United States couldn’t billion British beef industry into a free fall. action was needed to rid British herds of the promote his new Reform Party afford any more. Washington Scientists say mad cow disease was caused disease, although Britain has 400 times the just as the presidential primary voters were slightly more wel­ by the practice of supplementing cattle feed number of mad cow cases as all other coun­ calendar finally gave Dole the coming. with sheep offal infected with the brain-wast­ tries combined. chance to plan a vacation. Buchanan voters were decid­ ing disease scrapie. Such feed was banned in But the Consumers’ Association — one of “If you think a new party is a edly downbeat about the econ­ 1989. Britain’s most influential independent watch­ good idea, w e’d love to have omy, believing by a 2-to-l m ar­ Dorrell told Parliament on Monday that the dogs — has advised consumers to stop eating you join,” Perot told a Tuesday gin that their standard of living risk of getting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was beef. night T exas A&M audience, would fall. criticizing both Democrats and To Dole supporters, pocket- Republicans for failing to keep book issues came first. They their promises. He bristled at a said his experience in Washing­ few questions, snapping at one ton was important, and they student who asked why she felt more confident about their I should support his new Reform future and more positive Party, “I don’t care whether toward immigrants. On the you vote for our party or not.” down side, only 6 in 10 Dole tried anew to convince Republican voters thought Dole the Texan to stay on the side­ could beat Clinton in lines. November. And asked who they PE A EART OF PLANNING YOUR JEW!!! “The one barrier to what would support in November, a Ross and his supporters believe quarter preferred Clinton or AEFLY FOR A POSITION ON THE in is Bill Clinton," Dole said in Buchanan, if he ran as an inde­ the interview. pendent. He said he had given no seri­ Given a say on Dole’s choice ous thought to picking a run­ of a running mate, half the ning mate, and that while he California voters picked Colin 19971 PW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE!!! considered it unlikely, had not Powell over two home-state ruled out making his choice politicians: Gov. Pete Wilson well before the August GOP and Attorney General Dan Lun- convention. gren, who split the other half. dont miss ovnnnnm “It would add some excite­ The surveys were conducted by APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT THE LAFORTUNE INFO DESK ment,” he said. “But the down­ Voter News Service, a consor­ side is there would be two peo­ tium of The Associated Press APPLICATIONS ARE DUE IN 3 1 5 LAFORTUNE BY 5PM MARCH 2 9 ple out there for the other side and television networks. to take shots at.” Not all the rumblings about It keeps more than E liz a b e t h memories alive. b ir c h on "GOD, GAYS, AND HUMAN RELIGIO US INS American Heart Associations A T THE CROSSROAD Fighting Heart Disease RIGHTS and Stroke CONSCIENCE" CAMPAIGN Elizabeth Birch is Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign, the country's largest national lesbian and gay political organization. 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■ D esiderata Loving and hating the ‘B ’

It’s June, 1989, and I’m on the phone screaming at these people! Don't they absolutely everyone seemed to love color shirt he wears to work. with my boyfriend, Dan. My mother calls get it? Dennis was a major factor in the these guys. Practically every sign in the Now, I’m not denying that there are to me from the T V. room to let me know two recent championships of which crowd indicated an affinity for Dennis cases in which a change of opinion the Detroit Pistons are on the news. Still Detroit can boast. He didn’t leave the Rodman. And when out-of-practice about a certain player is logical and exuberant over their recent victory Pistons by choice; he was traded. (Not to Spider Salley came out in the last even warranted. Horace Grant, for which gave them the status of NBA mention that he’s simply adorable. How minute of the game, the crowd gave him example not only left the Chicago Bull of World Champions. I rush into the T V. can anyone dislike this guy?) So what special encouragement as he stood at his own volition, but after doing so, room to see what's being discussed. My was the reason the fans greeted him the free-throw line, followed by deafen­ harshly criticized the establishment. joy, however, soon turns to horror. with boos and hisses? The only reason I ing praise when he mad the shot. Needless to say, he isn’t too popular in “Dan," I shriek, “I’ll have to call you could come up with was that he wasn’t I thought it was great that everyone Chicago anymore, and in this case, I can back.” I hang up the phone and attempt around me finally loved these guys as understand why. And recently I person­ to deal with the fact that the Pistons much as I did. Not that I ever minded ally have changed my opinion about my have just traded my favorite player, Rick being the center of attention in my former favorite NBA star, Rick Mahorn. Mahorn. Pistons shirt; I was simply glad to see For it appeared to many—myself includ­ Looking back on this fateful day, I Kirsten some of my favorite players getting the ed—that he played a key role in the call recall that it presented me with a real appreciation I’d always thought they that ultimately got Dennis Rodman sus­ dilemma. When the Pistons played the deserved. pended for six games. And I thought 76’ers from then on, for whom would I Dunne Of course, this change of circum­ that was low. Not only, of course, cheer? The Pistons, of course, were my stances scared me a little, too. It used to because Dennis is a Bull, or because I absolute favorite team back then; you be that when these guys came into find him in particular to be so all- could say I was a bit fanatical about Chicago, they were treated like the around attractive. I though it was a them. But the “Bad Boys ” who had antichrist. Why, all of a sudden, does lousy thing to do because these tow guys worked so hard together to win the wearing a Detroit jersey. And illogically everyone adore them so? There seems share a bond. They were members of championship, were now separated. enough, the fact that he had once been a to be no explanation , save the jersey the same championship team at one Despite my love of the Pistons, I couldn’t Piston seemed to make the spectators theory. And that’s why 1 felt a bit ner­ point; they are both, deep down, Detroit very well root against Hick Mahorn, who dislike him even more than they did vous: that means the crowd’;s enthusi­ Bad Boys. Call me overly sentimental, was, at heart, just as much a part of the other non-Pistons. I was so irked by this asm is very transient. John Salley signed but I don’t like the idea of purposely get­ team as anyone else. Would I look like a juvenile attitude that I had a hard time two 110-day contracts with the Bulls, ting a former teammate and friend into total idiot cheering for both teams? Mow even concentrating on the game. (Of and as I write this it looks like he’s going trouble. You can play on opposite teams these questions plagued me! course, they got it back in the end, when to be signed for the rest of the season. without playing dirty—which is just As an avid NBA fan, however. I’ve the Bulls came through in O.T. to win But that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll what Rick did. And as a result, my opin­ realized that other people aren’t nearly the game, largely thanks to apple-of-my- be back next year, and if he’s not. I’m ion of him is now drastically lowered. so disturbed by these situations as am I. eye Dennis Rodman. That’ll show 'em!) quite sure Chicago will forget him, at Perhaps you think all of this is quite Although it seem s backw ards to me, Then, a little more recently, 1 attended least until he walks back into the United stupid, and I will readily admit that it’s other fans appear to have no problem a Bulls-Pistons game here in Chicago, Center, at which time the crowd will be probably not one of the most pressing loving or hating a particular player sole­ and noticed a different type of phenome­ sure to boo. concerns we as a society have today. But ly based upon what jersey he’s wearing. non. For those of you who don’t know, And I don’t think anyone is immune next time you’re watching your favorite A few weeks ago, the Chicago Bulls three of my very own beloved Bad from this. Have you heard the rumor sport—be it basketball, football, hockey played the Pistons in Detroit, and 1 Boys—James Edwards, John Salley, and, that Michael Jordan is thinking of or whatever—watch for a player who watched the game on T V. (Mind you, of course, Dennis—are now Chicago “examining possibilities” with other NBA has left your team and is now playing these games used to be hard issues for Bulls. Needless to say, this thrills the teams? I, for one, cannot believe it for a for the opposition, or one who, while on me too, because I love my home team as sentimentalist in me, and I rooted them minute, but what if it did happen? your team now, was once an arch-rival. much as I once loved the Pistons. But all on emphatically. However, I remem­ Michael would return to the United And ask yourself whether your opinion now that only one of the Bad Boys of ber another time, long ago, when I’d Center with his new team, and the fans of that player changed from love to hate, '88-’89 remains in Detroit, 1 can safely cheer these guys on in the Chicago would all but chase him out of the build­ or vice versa, simply because he’s say that my loyalties, on balance, arc Stadium, and things were much differ­ ing. All but me, that is. I sure wouldn’t changed jerseys. If so, further ask your­ with the Bulls.) ent. Not only was I about the only per­ be happy about Michael leaving, espe­ self: does that really make and sense? Anyhow, as I tried to enjoy the game, I son cheering; I could also be identified cially if, of all teams, he went to the New found myself sidetracked by the appar­ as the person at whom all the profani­ York Knicks. But the fact is I like Kirsten Dunne. ND '92 (BA) and '95 ent animosity” the spectators had ties—and sometimes debris—were being Michael as a player and a person, and (JD). is working at Goldberg, Weisman <9 towards Dennis Rodman. I fell like directed. At this last game, However, this isn’t going to change based on what Cairo. Ltd. in Chicago.

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—Erasmus, The Praise of Folly page 10 A C C Wednesday, tB March A 27, 1996 J T

■ A ccent A sk s ... Who's your favorite yvwke / s D, itfeekend TV sitcom mom? rWroft. 2.9>3119% >ly Mother. “Maggie Seaver from By ANGELA CATALOG situations and everyday life. No Growing Pains. She’s Accent W riter always in control.” Ellen Duggan ai everything I want in a ity, “She is so giving of herself. She M other’s Day is coming early this year for the Saint ent organizations, works, and is alw wife.” Mary’s Junior class. Moms and daughters alike have her family.” been preparing for the weekend for months now. “I With such a great group of role m cate an entire weekend to these won Jason Malartsik am very excited about the weekend. I am looking for­ A great deal of planning has gone Freshman, Alumni ward to spending time with Jennifer and her friends,” said junior many are sticking to scheduled ev< Jennifer Nagy’s mom, Doreen. For Corrie Uanrahan, preparation has own activities. Brandee Carlson, 1 meant not only making dinner reservations, but also a change in and their mothers are all going to l study habits. “My goal for this week is to get as much done as I can on Friday evening. They chose to he “Mrs. Ingalls from Little by Friday morning, and hopefully not have too much to do Sunday so all of the mothers would know on house on the prairie. night,” she said. Hanrahan plans to spend all the time she can with Saturday afternoon. her mom. While most juniors won’t be part) She could bake a heck What isso special about Junior Moms Weekend? The most obvious many express the desire to show ai of a corn bread.” is that forone weekend, juniors get their moms entirely to them­ the Saint Mary’s culture. Late nigh selves, without distractions from siblings, jobs and family. Also, to the movie theater will not be le though, it is a celebration of the relationship that each of student has One junior even wants to have he Margaret Kensinger with her mother. Carlson said, “My mother is my best “I look at Junior Mom’s as a time to have my friends meet my mom, made such a great life here that it Freshman, Regina and for me to meet my friend’s moms, most importantly, in the social mother to meet my friends and vice setting” observed Hanrahan. She believes that this interaction in the Although introducing her mothei social scene will, for some, be a milestone in the relationship with group activities are on every junior’ their mothers. The relationship between mother and daughter has another event which could be call grown from a parent-child relationship to that of close friends. “That seems to be breaking away from th really is the biggest difference in our relationship. It has developed to assure some quality time with mon a point where we can identify with each other more than we really shopping and lunches only with tl could before,” said Hanrahan. night at her mother’s hotel seems to “Mrs. Cosby, because The relationships may have grown and changed, but when juniors juniors, too. reflect on their mothers, they all agree that their moms have not Distance has kept Kelly Zermem she’s a great dresser.” changed that much. “She prides herself in embarrassing me!” junior Mary’s since Freshmen Orientation Taran Humbert laughs. “On my first date she spied on me from showing her mom around campus behind the plants in the Olive Garden!” A good sense of humor seems Adam Singleton her roommates and friends. “Of co to be on the top of the list for most juniors. They not only admire plan on taking my mom to the librai Junior, Turtle Creek their mother’s ability to laugh, but appreciate it. “I know we will most of my time!” Other places of always have fun when we are together,” says Brandee Carlson. But it taking her mom is Bruno’s and M; isn’t only wit and humor that the members of the junior class admire two. in their mothers. “She is always honest, and always there for me," So, for the junior class this weeke adds Carlson. Kim Melvin admires her mother’s strength. “I have laughter, the friendship and the love always been impressed by my mom’s strength and her independence It is only right that studies should b in everyday situations and everyday life. No matter what happens

“Ma’am from Webster because I’d love to have The awful truth ahc a mom who let me ride the dumb waiter!” By CAROLYN DEPPISCH Film Critic

Angie Kizer A s Saint Mary’s Junior Mom’s Weekend is rapidly approaching, students are reflecting on their Freshman, Badin relationships with their mothers. Each daughter recalls childhood memories of times spent with their moms and how important these memories are to them. Stories of adolescent birthday par­ ties and shopping trips remind them of the unique bond they share with the women who raised them. But let’s be honest. Are all memories dealing with mothers happy ones? Are they all filled with laughter and bliss, or do your private reflections on your family frighten you? Do you fear this woman? “Elise Keaton, because Do fears of wire hangers and Dutch Cleanser taint childhood memories of your mother? she handled Nick with Hopefully not. For Christina Crawford, however, her groovy, unearthly, there would be no wine and cheese reception to honor her mother, Joan Crawford, as she portrays insights.” her relationship in the film, Mommie Dearest. Mommie Dearest is based on Christina Crawford’s legendary film actress mother, Joan Crawford, Courtney McEvors played by Faye Dunaway. It revolves around the life Junior, Holly Cross of Crawford and her adopted children. In the opening scenes of the film, a fascinating first image of Joan Crawford is that of an obsessive and frighteningly compulsive woman. Crawford’s morning routine consists of scrubbing her hands and face in steaming hot water, then pressing her face in a bowl of ice. “Alt’s mom because This scrubbing method symbolizes Crawford’s she seems to take liv­ personality which seems to fluctuate from anger to sweetness in the space of one frame. ing with an alien pretty Another example of Crawford’s compulsive behav­ normally.” ior is dem onstrated by the m anner in which she cleans her luxurious home. Dressed in street clothes with white high heels, Pat Johnson she scrubs the foyer on her hands and knees while Freshman, Dillon examining the living room that her maid cleaned. When she finds a speck of hidden dirt, she yells at the maid. Should this woman be allowed to have children? Crawford’s strong maternal instincts gave her the Wednesday, March 27, 1996 page 11

■ Accent Speaks ... Once upon a

W eekend TW(A 2.9'311996 lemonade stand...

By LESLIE FIELD , My Friend Saint Mary’s Accent Editor Once upon a basinette there were babies looking up at their matter what happens she is jmires her mother's generos- mothers, smiling, wondering what Gerber meal would be waiting for them when they woke from their slumber. Hoping volunteers for several differ- ays willing to do anything for for a healthy jar of carrots before going for a bounce in the jolly jumper, these babies never dreamed that one day they odcls, why wouldn’t we dedi- would be looking to their mothers for a variety of other needs. derful women? Less than a year after those lazy afternoons spent under the into the weekend. Although comfort of a dotted swiss canapd, came the Snoopy Snow snts, most have added there Cone Machine. Complete with red and blue syrup to squeeze on the ter mother, and her friends crushed ice, this provided the ultimate summer-time treat for he Fondue Parlor for dinner all the three and four year old boys and girls in the neighbor­ ve dinner together on Friday hood. Most of the sticky ice ended up on the children’s hands, e another at the luncheon on but mothers never seemed to mind. They just turned on the Fun Fountain and let the children ing wildly with there moms, play under the clown’s spouting hat as they spun and laughed id integrate their moms into l trips to Denny’s and a visit and fell until they were suddenly seven. Then mothers watched as their children rearranged furniture in Barbie’s I't olT of the list of activities. • mom ride the shuttle! As Dream House, attempted to pogo stick and Chinese jump rope friend, and I feel that I have while saving up their allowance money for a brand new Snoopy back pack. is only natural to want my In the meantime, children watched quality shows like The /ersa." Electric Company, The Great Space Coaster and Mr. Roger’s to her friends and a lot of Neighborhood. They listened to mini-records on their Donald ■> agenda, most are including Duck record players, trying with all their might to imitate the ed “Mom Time.” Everyone voices of Donald himself, along with the likes of Bert and b group activities in order to Earnic. And who can forget the breathtaking (literally) sounds . Many are planning walks, of the Chipmunks; Alvin, Simon and their brainy brother, icir mothers. Spending the be a common plan for many Theodore. At a few sticker trading meetings later there were the Zips sneakers that looked ever so stylish with the Super Man and i ' s mom from visiting Saint This weekend she plans on Wonder Woman Underoos. (If the girls were lucky they got to wear the two piece!) Mothers snapped pictures of their little and introducing her mom to super heroes flexing and flying through the living room, hover arse” she said with a grin, ”1 Perhaps Kelly Zermeno said it best when reflecting on her mom and crafts and silly putty in hand. y, because that is where I spend the importance of the weekend when she said, T can’t wait to show These photos were proudly displayed on the refrigerator attraction that Zermeno plans on her my home away from home. I know she’ll be proud to see her door, just above the signed, inspired chalk drawing of a blue icri’s, and maybe even a bar or support is going to good use. For the first ten years of my life, my jay with an unusually large wing span. It looked just like the mom was the best. The next ten years she became my friend. And one your mother pointed out on the way to Baskin Robbins. nd, it will be a celebration of the now. I can undoubtedly say she's my best friend. ” She would always have a scoop or two of mint chocolate chip that we share with our mothers, with you because she was your pal. And if you were Star of e postponed, and the pace of col- the Week in school, she might even take you to the “special store” for glow in the dark stickers, a He Man castle gray skull or a Pound Puppie. But the Tonka days faded as Madonna tapes (not CD’s) and jelly bracelets invaded play spaces. Mothers spent hours at mt Mommy little league games and carpooled ... and carpooled some more. They never complained. They were your biggest fan, idea of adopting a child. After being rejected from an adoption agency, she finally received a baby from your coach ... and always your friend. They had rehearsed her lawyer and boyfriend Greg. pep talks on attitude and sportsmanship. Mothers eventually Christina seemed perfect, as did her younger brother Christopher. Both children were angelic consented to pierced ears, New Kids on the Block posters, blonde-haired, blue-eyed kids. Their looks were stereotypically ideal, reflecting Crawford’s relentless watching Dirty Dancing and staying up late. Sometimes they pursuit of perfection. As years went by. the jealousy that Crawford felt towards her daughter began to even stayed up with you and your friends. develop as the public praised Christina. This jealousy is seen in one intense exchange of words between Your room got a little messier and you discussed purchasing the mother and daughter. Christina was playing in her mother’s room. Joan, sitting at her vanity, saw the ever important locker answering machine. Your mother Christina’s reflection in the mirror as she talked to herself, pretending to accept an academy award. listened to the reasoning behind the need and probably said Through the mirror, Crawford's distorted image became enraged at what she saw. no. But looking back on it, aren't you glad she did? She ran over to her daughter’s side and started to rip off the jewelry and clothing that Christina had She always had the answers, even if you didn’t know it at put on. Without realizing what was happening, Christina sat in bewilderment as Crawford took scis­ the time. She cringed the first time she drove with you, wish­ sors and began to cut her daughter’s blonde locks. As Crawford violently sliced her hair, she yelled, ”1 ing she had the Driver’s Ed brake on the right. She taught would rather send my daughter to school bald than look like a tramp.” This scene is the first of many you how to pin a corsage and, for some, helped with the actu­ encounters in which Crawford demeans and humiliates her daughter. al pinning. She gave you new pep talks with hints of the old As Crawford continues to face her own demons, she abuses alcohol and her daughter to fight them. Tittle league" ones. After all, the same rules applied. She The problems that arise in Crawford’s life make it easier for the demons to take control of her. Her watched you go from a freshman to a senior in high school, abuse and jealousy of her daughter get worse. She begins a downward spiral and takes everyone on a guiding you and rolling her eyes at times. “Too much bass on family vacation to Crawford’s own personal hell. the stereo.” “Don’t you think the sk irt‘s a little bit too short, After losing Greg and her MGM contract, she destroys all the beautiful aspects of her life. This is honey?” “Where are my car keys?” seen when Crawford tears her children out of bed so that they can help and watch her destroy a rose But through it all, she remained your one and only mother garden. and you were still her pride and joy. It was still mom who However the most horrific scene of the film deals with wire hangers. Camouflaged in a face mask, took you to Baskin Robbins for an ice cream cone and, though Crawford enters her sleeping daughter’s room and begins to look through her closet. Compulsively, she the surprise store may have turned into the Gap, it was she arranges each padded, pink hanger in line until her fiery eyes grow wide. With disgust, she pulls a who selflessly went with you to find that great new pair of dress off the rack which has been hung on a wire hanger. She begins to scream ferociously and tear khakis. They’re the ones you are still wearing in college ... all of Christina’s dresses off the rack. In fear, Christina tries to hide behind her pillow. Seeing this, the faded ones with the hole in the knee. Crawford rushes over to her and begins to beat her daughter with the hanger. Christina tries to escape Now she speaks highly of you to her friends at work and from her, but Crawford was not finished. She then forces her daughter to scrub the bathroom while home. She calls you and is happy when you are happy and is beating her with the Dutch Cleanser. always around to cheer you up and remind you of the day The dynamics of this scene mirror the theme of terrifying obsession present throughout the film. something similar happened to you in grade school. Throughout her life. Crawford wore a publicity mask thick enough to cover up her alcoholism, abuse Your mother is the friend of a lifetime. So be sure to keep and obsessive behavior. It fooled many people into believing her to be a beautiful woman, capturing her in mind the next time you are running short on cash and the hearts of America through charm and charity. Unfortunately, this mask was not used on her chil­ decide to open up a lemonade stand with some of your friends dren, leaving behind only painful memories. in the neighborhood. Not only will she help you with the mea­ As Saint Mary’s Juniors prepare for the arrival of their mothers, they are thankful for each mother; surements for the lemonade mixture, finding a cash box and for her understanding and forgiveness, her unique styles, her discipline and most of all, her love. providing you with her best markers for the sign, but she’ll Whether or not children always listen to their parents, it is important for them to appreciate and make the best business partner you ever had. accept even non-judgmental opinions on wire hangers. Wednesday, March 27, 1996 The Observer • SP O R T S page 12 St. Joseph’s moves Lakers end Magic home streak Associated Press season and were trying to keep more starters, leaving them into NIT final round pace with the Bulls, who have without a single member of ORLANDO, Fla. won a league-record 41 con­ their “usual” starting five. The Los Angeles Lakers not secutive regular-season home By JIM O’CONNELL Brian W illiam s m issed a 3- only shattered Orlando’s 40- games dating back to last A blowout loss wouldn’t have Associated Press pointer with 13 seconds left. game home winning streak, spring. been a surprise, but the Three seconds later, Reggie they buried it. Shaquille O’Neal led Orlando Rockets’ backups made a game Townsend made two free NEW YORK Nick Van Exel scored 22 with 23 points and 10 re­ of it before succumbing 83-74 Will Johnson’s three-point throws for St. Joe’s. points and the Lakers went 11- bounds. Anfernee Hardaway to the New York Knicks on play 38 seconds into overtime Terrell Myers led St. of-18 on 3-point shots to beat finished w ith 21 points and Tuesday night. Joseph’s with 20 points, gave St. Joseph’s the lead for the Magic 113-91 Tuesday Nick Anderson added 16 for John Starks scored 21 points the good and the Hawks ad­ although he did not score over night and end the second- Orlando, which made only 7 of and the Knicks withstood a vanced to the championship the final 13 minutes of regula­ longest home regular-season 23 shots from 3-point range. startling third-quarter come­ tion and the overtime. Mark game of the NIT with a 74-69 winning streak in NBA history. Ceballos, criticized by the back. The Knicks led by 22 at victory over Alabama on Bass added 18 points for the Eddie Jones was 3-for-3 from Lakers for abandoning the halftime but the makeshift Tuesday night. Hawks, while Townsend had beyond the arc and had 18 team last week, scored eight of Rockets pulled within three 14 and Johnson eight. points, while Magic Johnson his points in a third-quarter points with 8:25 left before fal­ The Hawks (19-12), who led and Elden Campbell each spurt that enabled Los Angeles tering. by 17 points at halftime, will Washington led the Crimson scored 14 for the Lakers. Los to break open a close game. Tide with 26 points and Roy play Nebraska for the title on Angeles also got a boost from The Lakers led 54-49 at the Houston starters Hakeem Rogers added 17, 12 after Thursday night at Madison Cedric Ceballos’ 15 points in his half, getting 12 points from Van Olajuwon and Robert Horry halftime. Square Garden. The first game since returning from Exel and 10 from Johnson. missed the game with knee ten­ Alabama trailed 39-22 at Cornhuskers beat Tulane 90- a four-day unexcused absence. Ceballos keyed a 10-2 spurt dinitis. Mario Elie, Sam Cassell 78 in the opener. halftime after shooting 26 per­ Orlando lost a regular season in the last three minutes of the and Clyde Drexler already were Alabama (19-12) forced the cent, but the Crimson Tide bit game at home for the first time third quarter to put the Lakers out because of injuries. off most of the lead with a 13- overtime when Eric since March 14, 1995, leaving up 84-70. “I keep saying how much 2 run that pulled them to 46- Washington’s 3-pointer with Chicago (34-0) as the only team heart this team has,” Rockets seven seconds left in regula­ 41 with 9:47 left. Rogers final­ with an unblemished record on Knicks 83, Rockets 74 coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. ly started to score inside for tion made it 65-65. its home court. “They just kept coming back, The Crimson Tide had a the Crimson Tide, hitting two The Magic had won 33 HOUSTON hustling. We just didn’t have chance to tie the game again hooks and a short turnaround straight at Orlando Arena this The Houston Rockets lost two enough gas to finish it off.” in overtime, but freshman in the run.

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For those who believe we the November game that saw Saturday night in the “Everybody has had “When’s the last time the title learn from history, a look back Massachusetts handle the Final Four. their opportunity,” game was played on at 1983 is in order. Top-ranked Wildcats. It certainly w asn ’t Anderson said of play- that much of a factor Pltino ing time. when Massachusetts “Everybody has Minutemen win with defense prevailed 92-82 over the started a game, from the chances." nament final. Wildcats in the Great Eight on freshmen on up. They had By HOWARD ULMAN Top-ranked UMass (35-1) Trying to beat a relentless Nov. 28. their chance. Everybody Kentucky got much more knows how the coach gives Associated Press spaces the floor well on offense defense can be draining, and and comes toward passes, two UMass’ backcourt doesn’t get production off its bench than you that chance and how you BOSTON tactics that can help overcome much of a breather. Padilla is did UMass — 32-0 in scoring, should take advantage of it.” Massachusetts is used to see­ a trapping defense. But that averaging 36.4 minutes per 10-5 in rebounds and 12-0 in Kentucky believes it learned ing excellent defense — usually defense is a major reason sec­ game and Carmelo Travieso assists. from the loss to its own. Edgar Fadilla’s quick ond-ranked Kentucky (32-2) 36.1. So far, though, they’ve While a deep bench has Massachusetts. hands produce steals, Marcus has won its four NCAA tourna­ shown few signs of fatigue as been one of Kentucky’s “We don’t take anything Camby’s long reach blocks ment games by an average of Calipari has managed their rest strengths this season, Pitino away from them.” said shots and teammates constantly 28 points. periods well. believes a thin bench has Walker. cover for each other. If the Wildcats win their fifth “Right now, we’ve settled in actually benefited “They beat us and they beat Now it must face perhaps the Saturday night against UMass, on seven or eight guys,” Massachusetts. us well. Marcus Camby had a toughest defense it’s seen all they can claim their sixth Calipari said. “ In the NCAA “Their lack of depth makes great game and played like year against Kentucky in the championship Monday night tournament, you can do that them a great basketball the su perstar that he is. At Final Four. against the winner of the because the TV timeouts are 18 team,” he said. that time they were a much The Wildcats use a suffocat­ Syracuse-Mississippi State minutes long. I’m at a loss for “If they had to substitute better team than we were. ing press, made more effective semifinal. words in the TV timeouts.” and take (Edgar) Padilla, because their exceptional depth “We’re going to play a team ' Padilla and Travieso will get (Carmelo) Travieso or (Donta) At that time we were trying gives them fresh legs. And they th at has fire in their eyes,” help from Camby, and forwards Bright or those guys out of the to find ourselves and trying to have the quickness to double Calipari said, “that’s going to Donta Bright and Dana Dingle game, they wouldn’t be as find our rotation and get our team big men like Camby and come out after the jugular and in trying to overcome good. chemistry down.” still recover to guard their own a team that’s going to be play­ Kentucky’s press. The group of “Our depth makes us a great Besides Camby scoring 32 points, grabbing nine men. ing better than they have all two seniors and three juniors basketball team because there rebounds and blocking five “They do a fabulous job of year." has been cool under pressure is very little difference picking up quickly to make it UMass won its season opener all season. between certain positions, shots, Kentucky also turned hard on you to catch ” the ball, 92-82 against Kentucky. That The Wildcats “might come at where for them there is.” the ball over 23 times and was UMass coach John Calipari knocked the Wildcats from the you a little bit quicker” on de­ And Kentucky is deep and it outrebounded 36-33. Since that game, Epps has said. "They’re great anticipa­ No. 1 ranking, a perch the fense than other teams, seldom misses a beat when tors. Minutemen held for 10 of the Travieso said, but “it’s not just Pitino goes to his bench. taken over at point guard and Delk moved to off guard, mak­ “They really do a great job of 17 regular-season polls. going to be us (he and Padilla) Kentucky uses 10 players, cheating up the floor and trying But the Wildcats didn’t lose breaking the pressWe’re going ranging from Antoine ing for a more efficient offense to steal balls. They lake a lot of again until Mississippi State to have Dana and Donta to help Walker’s 26.7 minutes a game that averages 92.2 points. chances," he added. "You have surprised them in the and M arcus coming in every to Allen Edwards’ 9.6, and “It taught me where to make them pay for taking Southeastern Conference tour­ once in a while to get the ball.” they have all started at least changes had to be made and one game taught us where improve­ When guards Tony Delk and ments lie,” said Pitino, who’s Anthony Epps need a rest, team won a school-record 27 Pitino can call on Jeff straight after the loss. Sheppard or Wayne Turner to “Now I think we’re a 100 fill in. When the frontline of percent better team than be­ CAMPUS VIEW Walker, Derek Anderson and fore,” Walker said.

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Freshmen are encouraged to apply For more information call 272-1441 If interested, contact Jed @ 4-1177 for more information page14 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday, March 27, 1996 ■ F in a l F o ur Fencing Orangemen find continued from page 20 coaches make the choices. I think Stephane had a good sea­ luck on their side son for a freshman, and hope­ fully he can contribute more Associated Press pack among the 64 teams in next season. I could see that it the NCAA Tournament. It was a little hard on him with SYRACUSE, N.Y. began the season unranked me being the coach.” Syracuse's unexpected sur­ and, true to prediction, fin­ Starting Friday and ending vival in the NCAA Tournament ished the regular season Monday, Auriol takes the Irish involves unselfishness, big behind the Big East's trio of fencers to Yale University for plays in key situations, strong powerhouses: Connecticut, the NCAA championships. Last leadership. Georgetown and Villanova. year, Notre Dame finished in ..And pure luck. Syracuse has played well third place. Expectations are “Any time you reach this far, during the NCAAs, but not at a high for Walsh, de Bruin and luck has something to do with superior level, Boeheim said. Lester. Walsh finished with it,” coach Jim Boeheim said The Orangemen shot less than one of the best seasons for a Tuesday. average, rebounded only ade­ Notre Dame fencer while de “ But i’d also like to think quately and handled the ball Bruin and Lester will try to top that matchups are crucial. If just well enough. last year’s second place fin­ we don’t match up well with a The Orangemen’s 2-3 zone ishes. Siek will try to better his team, it's much harder to exe­ defense has confounded its second place finish in the 1994 cute our offense and defense.” first four tournament oppo­ NCAAs. The Orangemen (28-8) cer­ nents, but it cannot compare “The people going to the tainly took a difficult route to with the defenses played by championships are strong,” the Meadowlands Saturday, Kentucky and Massachusetts, observed Auriol. “We are only where they meet Mississippi the nation’s top two teams. sending eight. Individually we State (26-7). They meet in the other semi­ should place nicely. Since indi- There was John Wallace’s final. viudal results dictate the team halfcourt-length baseball pass Boeheim said the key has championship, we should do to set up Jason Cipolla’s game- been the senior leadership of well. We should do well in tying shot in the final seconds Wallace and point guard sabre and women’s foil. Same against Georgia on Friday and Lazarus Sims has been the real with the epee. We are weaker W allace’s gam e-w inning 3- key to Syracuse’s run in the at men’s epee and foil than the pointer in the final seconds of NCAAs. past. It’s hard to say if we can overtime. “The other guys have given finish as high as last year’s Then there was Kansas' Billy in and understand and accept third place. We could.” Thomas bumbling a bouncing their roles,” Boeheim said. ball out of bounds as he was “They know we want to get the Wanted: preparing to take a wide open ball to John whenever we can. layup that would have tied the And they listen to what Z says game in the waning moments because he’s the guy that con­ Reporters, of Sunday’s game. trols everything we do.” “When you’re playing well, Boeheim denied his coaching photographers those things seem to happen. has been a factor, even though When you’re struggling, all of it sure appears he pulled all the loose balls seem to go to the right strings. “Coaches are and editors. your opponent,” Boeheim said. given too much credit when Photo courtesy of Notre Dame Sports Information Based on pure talent, their team wins, and too much Head coach Yves Auriol and the Irish will be competing in the NCAA Join the Syracuse was probably some­ credit when their team loses,” fencing championships this weekend. Although Notre Dame may not where in the middle of the he said. match the standards of the last two years, they should be successful. Observer staff.

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All are welcome to attend and are encouraged to join us on: Date: Saturday, March 30, 1996 Time:4:00, PM Place:Hesburgh Auditorium, University of Notre Dame Wednesday, March 27, 1996 The Observer • SPORTS page 15 ■ NIT NFL Cornhuskers advance to finals Authorities find By JIM O ’CONNELL “It’s important for us to win. shooting,” Tulane coach Perry Associated Press We’ve never won a national ti­ Clark said. tle in the history of this pro­ “They handled our pressure cocaine on Morris NEW YOKK gram. It’s important for this very well and 1 don’t think any­ A Nebraska season that was team, but more important for one has shot that well against Associated Press charges of possession of coming to a very ugly close sud­ the program.” us.” between 5 and 50 pounds of denly has a chance for a special The Cornhuskers took control Memphis shot the same per­ ROCKWALL, Texas marijuana. ending. for a while in both halves, but centage in the final game of the Authorities searching the The men, both from Cooper, The Cornhuskers continued Tulane (21-10) was able to regular season and only North impounded car of Pittsburgh each posted $25,000 bond their hot postseason shooting in make a run each time. There Carolina, in the third game of Steelers running back Byron within an hour of their court a 90-78 victory over Tulane on was no third run for the Green the year, shot over 50 percent “Bam” Morris found a small appearance. Tuesday night and will play for Wave, who drew to 71-68 with against the Green Wave this amount of what is believed to the NIT championship. 5:41 left by scoring nine season. The best anyone had be cocaine. If convicted of the marijuana Erick Strickland and Bernard straight points. shot in the three NIT games John Davila, assistant com­ charge, a third-degree felony, Garner each had 20 points for “We handled Tulane’s runs. was 38 percent. mander of the Northeast Area the men could receive 2 to 10 the Cornhuskers (20-14), who We knew they would come and “We given up taking those 3s Drug Interdiction Task Force, years in prison and a m axi­ will meet the winner of the we handled each one,” Nee and have started going inside said today that officers found mum fine of $10,000, prosecu­ Alabama-St. Joseph’s semifinal said. for dunks and layups,” Nee 1 1/2 grams of suspected tors said. for the title on Thursday night Nebraska, which never said. “You can see the differ­ cocaine Monday while search­ Morris was stopped in his at Madison Square Garden. trailed, took a 17-6 lead and led ence in the clusters on the shot ing the black leased Mercedes. car Friday morning for cross­ The Cornhuskers shot 57 per­ 39-26 with 4:16 left in the first chart.” The luxury car was ing the outside line and for not cent Tuesday night after having half. Tulane closed the half The Green Wave, led by impounded last week after wearing a seat belt, officials shot 54 percent during the first with a 15-3 run, making all five Jerald Honeycutt’s 16 points, officers found more than six said. three games of the tournament. shots over the final 3 1/2 min­ made one final run to get with­ pounds of marijuana in the An officer from the drug “Six weeks ago we never utes. in three, but then seem ed to trunk during a traffic stop. task force followed Morris thought w e’d be in a tourna­ The lluskers kept making tire down the stretch. The Davila said the contraband about three miles before ment; now it’s a silver lining,” their shots and seemed to have Huskers, meanwhile, got hot at was found in a small hollow pulling him over outside the said Nebraska coach Danny the game under control again, the line, making 11 of 14 over area underneath the ashtray. Rockwall city limits. Nee, whose team lost 10 of 11 taking a 66-54 lead with 12:06 the final 3:35 to seal the win. The arresting officer became games to close the regular sea­ left by making six straight “We were very confident ev­ Rockwall County District suspicious after Morris and son and finished seventh in the shots. ery time they made a run,” said Attorney Galen Sumrow was Reynolds gave conflicting Big Eight. “I was very surprised by their Strickland, a senior. not immediately available for statements of where they’d comment on whether addi­ been and what they’d been do­ tional charges would be filed ing, authorities said. against Morris, although evi­ After obtaining Morris' per­ dence in the case was report­ mission to search the car, the edly being presented to a officer found the drugs in the Summer Help Needed grand jury today. trunk in a sports bag, authori­ Morris, 24, the leading rush­ ties said. er in this year's Super Bowl, Morris won the Doak Walker and Rodney Dwayne Reynolds, Award in 1993 as the nation’s in Latin America 26, a passenger in the car, top running back while a were arraigned Friday on junior at Texas Tech. Have a summer full of adventure and invest in your future career while working as a community health volunteer! Irvin attends court Skills Developed Projects Administered Countries Served Communication Community Sanitation Mexico Leadership Human Immunizations Honduras Interpersonal Rabies Vaccinations Costa Rica hearing in Dallas Foreign Language Environmental Education Dominican Republic Cross-Cultural Sensitivity Dental Hygiene Ecuador By JANINE ZUNIGA were subpoenaed to appear Management HTV Prevention Education Paraguay Associated Press before the panel last Thursday, but only Roberts and Organizational Brazil DALLAS Nabwangu responded. All four Michael Irvin of the Dallas showed up at the courthouse Cowboys entered a grand jury today. 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Irvin and his attorney met with prosecutors Monday at the Frank Crowley Criminal Courts building, but declined comment Power Fourth D ay as they left about 5 p.m., citing a gag order issued by state District Judge John Creuzot. “You guys know I can’t talk,” on Irvin said. “ W hat is there to talk about? I don’t have any­ thing to say.” KXAS-TV of Fort Worth, quoting unidentified sources close to the investigation, The Images of God reported Friday that Boberts and Nabwangu refused to testi­ fy before the grand jury on Thursday, citing their 5th Amendment right against self­ featuring: incrimination. m The station said prosecutors would order them to testify (AMPUS today, promising that nothing they say will be used against Kate Barrett them. MINISTRY Police said Beck and Nabwangu are topless dancers at a nightclub. Only Beck was arrested after police entered an Irving motel Tonight in the Keenan-Stanford Chapel at 7:30 pm room early March 4 after a mo­ tel manager made a 911 call to Bring a friend • Bring a date • Bring your whole section complain about a noisy party involving possible prostitution and drug use. page 16 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday, March 27, 1996 a high degree of athleticism to Ryan Hoover-headlined team, Bookstorethe tourney, not to mention CJ’s Wooden Shoes, an eighth sheer size and substantial seed, will put their fundamen­ charisma. tal talents on display. BOOKSTORE XXV continued from page 20 But Bookstore has something Starting right after Easter President’s Men), member of for everybody. For the basket­ Break, the other 600 or so the Irish football squad. ball purist, squads such as teams will also put their skills, While that makes for sched­ Showtime, sixth seeded or lack thereof, on the line. uling headaches, it also brings 1. Models Inc. II 17. Areola Malicious Prosecution, and the The fun has just begun. 2. NBT III Broomcom ■ S p o r t s B r ie f s 3. Dos Kloskas Company ARCHERY CLINIC - RecSports will be sponsor­ CHRISTMAS IN APRIL BENEFIT RUN - March 4. Showtime 18. Vanilla ing an Archery Clinic on Wednesday March 27 30 is the date for this 5K or 10K run, and 2 mile from 7-9 p.m. All equipment will be provided walk. The run begins at 11 a.m. with the 5. CCE Kernels and the fee for the class is $8. Class size is lim­ start/finish being at the Rockne Memorial. ited and you must register in advance at There will be six divisions for each run with tro­ 6. Malicious 19. Sweeter Than RecSports. phies being awarded to the top finisher in each Prosecution Candy division. All registrants will be awarded a t- HOOPS SHOOT OUT - RecSports will be spon­ shirt. The cost of the run is $5 in advance and 7. SWOOSH 20. Hood River soring a Hoop Shoot Out on Wednesday, March $6 the day of the event. All proceeds from the 8. CJ's Wooden Bandits 27, at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Center Arena. The event will be donated to Christmas in April. Shoot Out will consist of a One-on-One contest, a Family members of all staff and faculty will be Shoes 21. Team 21 Three Point contest and a Free Throw contest. allowed to participate. All family members over 9. Kerbdog 22. Desire the age of 18 need to complete the standard BOWLING LEAGUE - RecSports will be sponsor­ registration and insurance waiver and all 10. Bring Out The 23. Serial Killa ing a Bowling League on Thursday nights from minors need to have their parent or guardian March 28-May 2. Register your three-person sign the waiver for them. All registration/waiv­ Gimp II 24. Hoopaholics team in advance at RecSports. Cost is $6 per er forms can be obtained in the RecSports office 11. Pass the 25. Primetime week per person and includes three games and and both will also be available at the event. shoe rental. Play is held at Chippewa Bowl and Beernuts IV 26. Oranjeboom transportation is not provided. Deadline to reg­ DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL - RecSports will be 12. Untouchables 27. All the ister is Wednesday, March 27. Captain’s meet­ offering Drop-In Volleyball on Tuesdays April 2, ing is scheduled for March 27, at 6:15 p.m. in 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 8-11 p.m. in the Joyce 13. And One President's the RecSports office. For more information, call Center. Come by yourself or bring some friends. 14. Unusual Men 1-6100. No established teams or advanced sign-ups nec­ essary. Suspects 28. The Observer WEEKEND RACQUETBALL TOURNAMENT - This tournament will be on Saturday, March 30, CASTING AND ANGLING COURSE - Course 15. Diaper 29. Stiff and Sunday, March 31. There will be men’s and includes four sessions which meet on Tuesdays Dandies Competition women’s divisions with t-shirts being awarded from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The dates are April 2, 9,16, to all participants. Bring your own racquet, but and 23. Classes are held in the Joyce Center, 16. 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■ S oftball Sizzling Irish seek revenge Dame insists revenge won’t be Murray has been Notre Dame’s Notre Dame their top priority. top offensive player through the “We enjoy the chance to go first half of the season. She up against one of the top teams either leads or ranks among the hopes to in the country,” said Irish head team leaders in batting average coach Liz Miller. “We need to (.341), total bases (43), slugging play our game and not worry percentage (.489), and runs extend about anything else. As long as batted in (19). By MIKE DAY we do that, we’ll be fine.” “Fortunately, I was able to Assistant Sports Editor After starting the season out adjust quickly to playing out­ slowly, Michigan has come to­ doors in the warmer weather,” Hot and hotter are set for a gether over the past few weeks said Murray. “That has helped showdown today at Ivy Field- to skyrocket in the rankings. me and my teammates get off that is, if the South Bend The chief reason for the rise to a pretty good start. weather doesn’t gel the chance has been the emergence of Hopefully, we can keep that up to cool things off. starters Kelly Holmes and Sara until the Big East season Two of the nation's hottest Griffin. The duo has been cred­ starts.” teams, Notre Dame (18-10) and ited with all but two of the While the hitting has lived up Michigan (16- Wolverines’ 16 wins. to all preseason expectations, With a .266 team batting av­ the Irish would not be where erage. the Irish bats should be they are without superb start­ prepared for the challenge that ing pitching. All-American awaits. Outfielders Jenna Terri Kobata (9-1 with a 0.61 Knudsen (.345), Katie Marten ERA), Angela Bessolo (7-3), and (.295), and Jennifer Giampaolo Joy Battersby (2.86 ERA) have (.290) have combined to give helped give Notre Dame a 1.83 Notre Dame a lift since a slug­ team earned run average. double he ad- G iam paolo gish 1 -4 start. “The hitting has been good all er. “The hitters have really been year, so we’ve just tried to do Barring a late cancelation, pretty consistent to this point of our part for the team.” said the Irish will put their six game the season,” said Miller. Bessolo. “We have been able to winning streak on the line this “There was a little adjustment throw strikes and give our of­ afternoon against the team that at the beginning after practic­ fense a chance every time out. eliminated them last year in the ing in Loftus, but they’re really Hopefully, we can carry that Midwest Regional. Despite starting to come together.” over to the rest of the season.” what happened in 1995, Notre Second baseman Meghan Have something to say? Use The Observer/Rob Finch Observer Third baseman Kara McMahon is one reason why the red-hot Irish have won six games in a row entering today’s contest with Michigan. Classifieds. Notre Dame hopes to avenge last year's season ending loss. Baseball WEEKEND continued from page 20

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Houston, TX 77057 Please join us on: 800-231-7796 D ate: Saturday, March 30, 1996 Time: 1:30, PM Place: Notre Dame Law School Courtroom Pa8e ^ The Observer * SPORTS ______Wednesday, March 27, 1996 ■ B a s e b a l l Brooks leads Irish to fast start Second baseman continues to improve By DYLAN BARMMER Mee. “He’s worked real hard talk, it is his improvement in Assistant Sports Editor this year to use that to his ad­ the field which means the vantage. He’s not just a pull most. Randall Brooks is a new man hitter now-he can go to all “I w ant to become a better now. Just ask anyone con­ fields. He’s also helped him­ defensive player,” said Brooks, nected with the Notre Dame self hit the offspeed pitch who currently owns a .959 baseball program. m ore.” fielding percentage. “He’s trusting himself and And just what has all this im­ “Offensively, I didn’t set a lot his ability to get the job done provement at the plate meant of goals for myself this season. now,” commented assistant for the Irish? Just ask Defensively, though, I’ve con­ coach Cory Mee on the junior Mainieri. centrated on increasing my second baseman who currently “His presence in the number range, as well as improving on leads the team with a .415 nine spot in the lineup has turning the double play. I average. helped us tremendously,” com­ think my confidence carries “The improvement that mented Mainieri. “He’s not over from hitting to fielding. If Randall Brooks has made since your average nine hole hitter.” I’m hitting well. I’m going to I’ve been here is phenomenal,” Mainieri is certainly right be fielding well also.” adds second year head coach there. He may very well be the It doesn’t take a philosophy Paul Mainieri. “He’s as good a finest nine hole hitter in all of major to apply this logic to second baseman offensively collegiate baseball. Brooks’ success in the field this and defensively as I’ve seen.” Imagine this scenario: season. Good hitting = good Ask Brooks himself, and the You’re an opposing pitcher, fielding. Brooks is hitting Hazelcrest, Illinois native will and you’re facing the number .415. You can see where this tell you the same thing. nine hitter with two outs and is leading. “It took awhile for me to men on base. Normally, all “Randall has worked hard to build up my confidence,” said you’d have to do is polish off improve his range this year,” Brooks, who hit an admirable some shortstop batting .240- said Mainieri. “When he’s .337 in his first full season last something. But not in this playing well in the field, we’re year. “I know now that I can case. Instead you’re looking in turning more double plays, play at this level. The whole at Brooks, who brings a team- and we’re playing better as a team is a lot more confident high .465 on-base percentage team. That’s important.” this year, which helps my and a .585 slugging percentage So what’s left to be said confidence.” to the plate along with his .415 about Brooks’ performance so A career .322 hitter, Brooks average. Do you pitch around far this season? In the end, it has a lot to be confident about him? If you do, you’ll still have all plays out like a good old this season, as he has already to deal with the top of the American success story. matched his homerun (2), dou­ order and Rowan Richards, “Randall’s a great kid who bles (5) and stolen base (5) who brings speed, power (four loves to play baseball,” sum­ totals from all of last season. homeruns, 14 RBI) and savvy marized Mainieri. Mee believes that this to the plate. “He’s worked real hard to increased production is due in Now do you see how much get where he is now, and it’s large part to a solid effort in Brooks means to this team? nice to see someone who’s the weight room. But it isn’t just at the plate worked so hard succeed," said “Randall’s worked hard in that Brooks has made strides Mee. Photo courtesy of Notre Dame Sports Information the weight room, adding a lot since he took over the starting Who said nice guys always Notre Dame second baseman Randall Brooks has helped the Irish of strength to his wrists and second baseman’s job last sea­ finish last? jump out to a 13-7 start. The veteran infielder is hitting an incredible forearms,” said Mee. son. In fact, to hear Brooks .415 after hitting .337 last season for the Irish. In addition to his work with the weights, Brooks has im­ proved his performance at the plate through extended ses­ sions with Mee. “I think coach Mee has helped me a lot,” mused Brooks. “The time I’ve put in with him has really helped me develop. He really knows a lot about the game.” Mee is quick to deflect the acclaim for Brooks’ early sea­ son surge, preferring to credit the player for his tireless efforts. “Randall has always had a pretty quick bat,” commented If you see sports hap­ pening, call T i c k e t s G o O n S a l e The T h u r s . M a r c h 2 8 t h Observer at AT THE LAFUN INFOR

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Sponsored by the Office of Alcohol and Drug Education SPORTS page 20 Wednesday, March 27, 1996 BOOKSTORE BASKETBALL Top 32 tabbed for Bookstore Seedings announced for 25th annual hoop tournament By TIM SHERMAN because we graduated a lot of tough,” said Benedict Rocchio, Sports Editor teams,” Executive Bookstrore point guard of 7th seeded Commisioner John “Chuch” SWOOSH. You thought the NCAA Albrighton said. “There were Rounding out the top seeds Selection Committee had a dif­ a lot of teams in the middle of are 1995 finalists NBT III, Dos ficult time setting the field for the bracket that are very even. Kloskas, Showtime, and the the Big Dance. Try putting They can decide it on the always excitable C.C.E. squad. yourself into court.” C.C.E., who will feature Pete the shoes of As expected, Models, Inc. II Chryplewicz, Brian Ziolkowski, those was the top seed for the sec­ and Derek Gustafson, is also in responsible ond consecutive year. the running for the services of for seeding The defending champions Justice. the top 32 boast returning members “The thing about Bookstore teams for the Conrad James and Renaldo is that you’re never really sure 25th annual Wynn, as well as a semi-final­ who will end up playing for B o o k s t o r e ist from last year, LaRon who,” said Greg Bieg, another Basketball Moore (Pink Sky in the senior commisioner. Ju stic e Tournament. Morning). “Some guys will wait until It gives As is always the case with the last minute and sign-up March Madness a new twist. Bookstore, the rum or mill is with a top team. But we try to Last night, the Bookstore flying as to who will round out do as best we can, based on Commisioners waded through the squad. input from a lot of people, to well over 600 teams to come Currently, fullback Jerome put teams where they belong.” up with, in their collective Bettis of the St. Louis Rams, By the looks of things, many mind, the best 32 teams on who is taking classes at Notre of this year’s top seeds belong paper. Dame, and former Irish point more on the gridiron than the Paper is one thing. It r e ­ guard Lamarr Justice, also basketball court. mains to be seen how well enrolled, are the most popular Of the 32 seeded squads, at those teams will fare on con­ candidates. least 17 feature one or more crete. And that is the beauty “Models Inc. II is definitely current or past (Bettis and The Observer/Mike Ruma of Bookstore Basketball. the team to beat but the teams D’Juan Francisco of All the Jason Newcomer and Swoosh were one of 32 teams to be seeded for “Seeding was more difficult that have been around and the annual Bookstore tournament. The junior-dominated team joins a this year than in year’s past have played together are see BOOKSTORE / page 16 host of experienced squads in this year’s field. BASEBALL 0 FENCING Irish look for home success Auriol adjusts to

ByT. RYAN KENNEDY Sports W riter life as head coach In professional baseball, the By WILLY BAUER The younger members of the home opener usually occurs Sports W riter team may have salvaged a few early into the season. The victories for Auriol as freshmen game is a sign of spring, tradi­ Days before taking his team Luke LaValle, Sara Walsh and tion and renewed hopes for the to the NCAA fencing champi­ Myriah Brown have come up hometown sluggers and faith­ onships, coach Yves Auriol was with clutch victories all season. ful. But The Big Game for talking about the guys that did The more established members Notre Dame, scheduled for not make it. of the team also contributed to today against Indiana State, “I’m a little disap­ the team’s successful has been long-awaited for play­ pointed that we didn't seaso n . The ers and fans. Besides the fact qualify the maximum upperclassmen-laden that Notre Dame has played its of ten fencers for the m e n ’s foil, sabre and first 21 games on the road, yes­ NCAAs,” lamented women’s epee teams terday’s game at Eck Field Auriol. “After their garnered rave reviews against Wisconsin-Milwaukee performance at the from Auriol. was canceled due to the biting regionals, Phillip Lee “I was expecting Bill cold. and Paul Capobianco Lester to have a good When the Irish (13-7) trot should have made it.” Auriol season,” said Auriol. onto The Eck today, they will Even with this “dis­ “Jeremy Siek also had a be hungry. They are clobber­ appointment,” Auriol’s first good season. The women’s ing the opposition, having won season of coaching both the epee team had a solid season. seven of the last eight games, men’s and women’s teams has They are very close to each and they are jubilant about the measured up well to Notre other.” slew of home games on the Dame’s lofty standards. Auriol “Maybe we could have done a horizon. “It’s important to get was the coach of the women’s little better. We lost a men’s a win here,” says catcher Bob team for ten years before tak­ match to UPenn that we Lisanti. “We make it [the home ing over the head role this sea­ shouldn’t have,” said Auriol the field] something that we take son from Mike DeCicco, coach perfectionist. pride in. We have to make it of 34 years. During Auriol’s A highlight for Auriol this real difficult on other teams tenure, the Irish came away season was coaching his son, and now is the time. from the NCAA championships Stephane Auriol. Stephane, a Opponents make it hard on us with the title three times. This freshman, slowly worked his when we’re on the road, and year, he is working on number way through the ranks of the we plan to return the favor. four. Irish foilists and fenced well It’s really matter of pride.” “We had a good season,” enough to participate in the A swift glance at Indiana reminisced Auriol. “We could regional finals. State’s record (7-12) could be have done much better if we “It was interesting (coaching misleading. The Sycamores hadn’t lost (epee) Carl Jackson Stephane),” said Auriol. “At se­ generally clamp down on on the men’s side. I knew we lection time, I tried not to inter­ tougher teams. If the Irish The Observer/Brian Hardy would have a young team com­ fere. I allowed the assistant Pitcher Gregg Henebry will draw the starting assignment today against ing into the season. I was Indiana State. Notre Dame has won six of their last seven games. pleased with the results.” see BASEBALL / page 17 see FENCING / page 14

Lacrosse H Nebraska advances to NIT finals at Hobart, Saturday, March 30 Women’s Tennis at Georgia, Friday, March 29 see page 15 Softball "O vs. Michigan, Wednesday, March 27, Track • p N H Bam Morris found with cocaine 2 p.m . at Purdue Invitational Saturday, March 30 (A see page 15 Men’s Tennis SMC Sports at Indiana, Sunday, March 31 c H Lakers snap Magic home streak Tennis at Washington University, Friday, March 29 see page 12