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~ -~ ~-- --~-- -------------- Thursday, January 26, 1995• Vol. XXVI No. 73 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S NO provides 'total package' • STUDENT SENATE By TIMOTHY GREEN News Writer Cable referendu01 Continuing the commitment to educational excellence in the added to elections face of rising costs and affirm ing the Catholic nature of the By GWENDOLYN NORGLE the students' opinion, and to let University were the main Assistant News Editor the students know that it (the themes addressed by University idea of having cable TV in President Father Edward A referendum for cable ac dorm rooms) wouldn't die." Malloy last night at St. Ed cess in dorm rooms will be in Once the results from the ref ward's flail. cluded on the ballots for Stu erendum are in, Hungeling The lecture emphasized the dent Body President and Vice said, they will be presented to progress that Notre Dame itself President, according to a pro the administration as a follow has made to enhance the edu posal which was unanimously up to the Student Government's cation that it offers, so that stu passed at last night's Student Board of Trustees Report on dents will be truly prepared to Senate meeting. cable television that was pub face the world upon gradua "We are trying to determine lished on September 29, 1994. tion. "I believe that a Notre if students would be willing to In the report, the results of the Dame education is even better pay an estimated $100.00 per Student Government Cable prepared than ever to give you year to have cable TV access in Television Survey that was a head start when it comes to each dorm room," Student taken earlier this year were all of the challenges you will Body President David printed. Of the students who face in the future." Hungeling said. responded, 85.4% said they A large, supportive faculty, According to Hungeling, if ca would like to have cable TV ac multiple research opportuni ble is allowed in dorm rooms, cess in their dorm rooms, and ties, and modern facilities were there would be an approximate 58.2% said they would be will listed as some of the factors $50.00 set fee per semester ing to pay $15 to $20 a month which contribute to the in charged to every on-campus per room for cable TV access. creased quality of Notre Dame student. Students would not be In response to these statistics, today, and are evidence of the charged by room, due to the Hungeling pointed out that the University's commitment to varying number of residents in current estimated fee is Jess continually improve and grow. The Observer/Mark Alexlon each dorm room. than what these students origi One major aspect of the "total University President Father Edward Malloy gave a talk on the value of According to a draft of the nally responded to. package" of the Notre Dame a Notre Dame education last night in St. Edward's Hall. referendum which was in According to Hungeling, Vice education is the on-campus res avoidance of freshman singles, lasting benefits of a Notre cluded in the proposal voted on President of Student Affairs Pa idence hall life, according to so that students become able to Dame education. at the meeting, the referendum tricia O'Hara is re-examining Malloy. Father Malloy praised live with and learn from others, As a Catholic University Notre will be "used by Student Gov the idea of having cable televi the current campus "stay-hall" skills that will carry over into Dame is capable of providing a ernment to gauge student sup sion in dorm rooms. "It is back residence system as a true the rest of their lives. model of community develop- port either for or against cable as an issue," Hungeling said. community-building endeavor, Father Malloy recalled from ment and spiritual formation. television access." "If there is strong support designed to support campus his own experiences with alum- Father Malloy affirmed the Uni According to Hungeling, the we'll be in a better arguing po unity and provide educational ni clubs across the country that versity's Catholic character as a reason for the referendum on sition. The more students re support. the friendships generated crucial factor in its success as a the presidential ballot is "to spond, the better our argument To that end, there are many through the residence hall life continue to keep cable as an is sue, to give the administration policies in effect, such as the are some of the best and most see MALLOY/ page 4 see SENATE/ page 6 Freshmen differ Alcohol dependency not 'fun' By MELISSA HARRAKA from national trends News Writer By EDWARD IMBUS percent identified themselves "Fun, Dumb and Dumber; A News Writer as liberal (25 percent being the national average). Look at Men, Women and Alco hol," a lecture on how to Although the vast majority of Both parties lost out in the first year students entering last survey, through, as a majority achieve what one wants out of year were found to be less ac 53 percent of students overall their college experience without endangering themselves, was tive in activities ranging from and 44 percent of freshmen politics to religion than in years here described themselves as presented last night in DeBar past, freshmen at Notre Dame "middle-of- the-roaders," drop tolo by David Leschke-Hell broke from the trend, engaging ping party identity lower than strom, a speaker from Real in various and more activities last year. World Productions in Min· with enthusiasm. neapolis. The lecture was As expected, Notre Dame sponsored by the Notre Dame A survey sponsored by the freshmen have been more in BACCHUS/GAMMA Peer Edu American Council on Education volved in religious and com cation Network. found that 57 percent of Notre munity service activities than Dame freshmen consider Leschke-Hellstrom opened his their peers who participated presentation by handing out "keeping up with political af from 461 institutions. More pencils and post-its to the stu fairs" important, nearly double than 97 percent attended a re the 32 percent nationwide av dents in the audience and ask ligious service in the past year, ing them to remember the first erage. Thirty percent of Notre contrasting from 87 percent Dame students surveyed said nationally, and 93 percent of time they had ever used alcohol they had discussed politics in Notre Dame students surveyed to the extent that they knew it was affecting them. He told the past year; only 16 percent volunteered for some sort of The Observer/Mark AJexlon students to write down how old nationwide had done so. service projects. David Leschke-Hellstrom gave a presentation In DeBartolo last night they were at the time, who they Both were record lows in the Mixing service with politics, on students' attitudes towards the use and effects of alcohol. were with, what the occasion history of the 29 year old, 44 percent of first year stu think people want most out of A second list Leschke-Hell was, and what they remember UCLA-based survey of 237,777 dents at Notre Dame said they their experience at Notre strom asked his audience to entering students. most about it. Leschke-Hell Dame. "Our job is to get what make was of the things people planned to become community strom then told his audience to In consideration of the sharp leaders, while only 31 percent we want, and if we can get that want and/or get out of alcohol mingle with each other for five upheaval in national politics in overall had the same goal. without getting burt, that's use. Students responded with 1994, "The sharp drop (in in minutes while wearing their golden," Leschke-Hellstrom "security, confidence, a buzz, Scholastically, sharp differ post-its. terest) during the election year ences were found between said. relaxation; it's easier to social After asking a few volunteers was remarkable," said Alexan Notre Dame's new class and The list devised by the stu ize and dance." der Astin, director of the sur to read their post-its to the rest dents consisted of "money and "Alcohol is a drug that works. other freshmen. Seventy-one of the audience, Leschke-Hell vey and professor of higher percent at Notre Dame expect jobs," "friendships," "acade It gives people what they want. education at UCLA. strom discussed the similarities mics," "fun," and "relation But we have to make sure it is to earn a B average, compared among the stories heard. He As has been the case for to 46 percent nationally, and ships." "Sometimes people will giving people what they want, many years, Notre Dame fresh pointed out that in almost every use short-cuts to get these because sometimes it has side 87 percent expected their col situation, people who drink are men tend more towards the po lege experience to be satisfy· things. Sometimes this Is a effects. It helps people go from litical right than their counter with friends or family and they great thing, sometimes it's not fun to dumb to dumber," ing, much higher than the 4 7 are able to have fun up until a parts overall. 39 percent are percent nationally. so great. That's the difference Leschke-Hellstrom said. conservative (compared to 22 certain point. between fun and dumb," percent nationally), and 17 Leschke-Hellstrom then had Leschke-Hellstrom explained. see STATS/ page 4 the students list what they see ALCOHOL/ page 4 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Thursday, January 26, 1995 • INSJD£ COLUMN • Wm~w Af A GLANCE When playing Downed 'missile' turns out to be weather research rocket MOSCOW war in Chechnya, the report set off It's a missile! It's been shot down by the widespread alarms.

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