I O B S E R V E R Monday, November 18, 1996 • Vol. XXX No. 55 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S ‘Stonehenge’ boasts little-known history Special Mass will remember Despite controversies, fountain honors casualties life, work of for 10th consecutive year Bemardin Observer Staff Report By TO M MORAN News W riter A memorial Mass for Cardinal Joseph Bemardin will On Oct. 17, 1986, a Mass was held to ded­ be held at 5:15 p.m. today at icate the Clarke Memorial Fountain, a new the Basilica of the Sacred campus landmark dedicated to honoring Heart. Notre Dame’s war dead. University Even before this dedication, however, the P r e s id e n t fountain had been unofficially christened Father Stonehenge, a nickname that has proven Edward much more lasting and recognizable than Malloy will its official title. preside. This fall, the memorial celebrates its 10th B em ardin, anniversary. The date calls to mind not only the a rc h ­ the fountain’s historical significance and its b ish op o f B e m a r d in controversial origins, but also the moments Chicago of reflection, study and recreation that it TnsuMerver/Kevm Datum; since 1983, died from pancre­ has brought to students. atic cancer Thursday at his T he Clarke home. He was 68. The History M e m o ria l The archbishop was known The idea for a memorial to honor the F o u n ta in , for his quiet charisma and roughly 500 Notre Dame men killed in aptly dubbed ability to bring people of differ­ World War II, Korea and Vietnam was orig­ “Stonehenge” by ent religious beliefs to a com­ inally conceived by then-University Notre Dame stu­ mon ground. President Father Theodore Hesburgh. dents, has been a “Cardinal Bernardin’s pas­ Hesburgh felt that this memorial was fixture on the cam­ toral acumen was transcended “something we’ve neglected all these years pus since its dedi­ only by his personal holiness,” — partly because of Vietnam.” cation in 1986. Malloy said Thursday. Hesburgh approached renowned archi­ Above, Army offi­ “Throughout his public min­ tect and 1956 Notre Dame graduate John cers and ROTC istry, as priest, bishop, and Burgee, whose works include the Statue of members partici­ cardinal, he exemplified the Liberty’s Liberty Park and South Bend’s pated in a candle­ pedagogy of Jesus.” Century Center, and suggested the peace light vigil on Bemardin received a hon­ memorial idea. Hesburgh came up with the Septem ber 19, orary doctorate of laws degree fountain concept after noting the aesthetic commemorating from Notre Dame in 1983 and qualities of a fountain he had observed in P O W / M I A received the University’s 1995 Geneva, Switzerland. Remembrance Laetare Medal. The medal has Burgee and his partner Philip Johnson Day. been commonly regarded as the most prestigious honor see STONEHENGE / page 4 given to American Catholics. SECURITY BEAT Thefts persist in ND libraries By HEATHER COCKS away from the area, no nations, the number of laptop Associate News Editor description of potential sus­ thefts reached eight. pects could be given,” Hurley Junior Brian Tracy, one of Approximately one month said. the victims of that crime wave, after the last reported incident, A book bag and coin purse was on the first floor of the three more thefts in campus were reported missing by two Hesburgh Library, his laptop libraries were reported other students who had been safely stowed in its carrying Thursday, according to Chuck working in the Law School case. Hurley, assistant director of library. Hurley stated that all “ I got up to get a drink, and Notre Dame Security. three occurred under similar wasn’t gone more than a few After a 20-minute hiatus from circumstances. minutes,” he recalled. “When I working on his laptop in the The thefts allegedly took got back, I looked around for Law School library, one student place between 11:15 a.m. and 2 the case, but it was gone.” returned to his study carrel, p.m. Thursday. Initially, Tracy was hopeful The Observer/Joe Stark only to find the desk alarmingly During the week of Oct. 14, after he got the impression that Tracy Randolph, accompanied by members of the band “VIBE,” sang bare. when most students were this weekend at the “Blak Images Talent Show." “Because the student was cramming for midterm exami­ see SECURITY / page 4 RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION Milos implements change, creates strong council By LESLIE FIELD Milos, current RHA president, for president and won with a Colleen McKenna and Tracy Along with the rest of the News W riter has played a pivotal role in ticket consisting of Christine Schultz resigned, leaving the executive council, Milos rebuilding and redefining RHA. Riesenberger, Kimberly new Board without advisors. accomplished her goal of After the surprising 1995-96 A junior biology major, Milos Fleming, and Meg Cernok. “This was scary,” Milos said. increased communication by Residence Hall Association brings experience and motiva­ Milos began putting her Over the summer, Milos improving relations with the (R1IA) Executive Council’s tion to the group of over 40 goals into action upon taking learned that Kim McNulty and Board of Governance (BOG) November 1995 resignation, students representing Saint office last spring. Jill Aitchison would be Regina through weekly attendance at many Saint Mary’s students Mary’s five residence halls. She amended the c o n s titu ­ and LeMans’s new hall direc­ their meetings. Milos receives wondered what type of direc­ She was formerly RHA’s tion, adding section four, part tors and, consequently, RHA’s weekly minuets from the tion the association would fundraising chairperson under three, which defines the action new advisors. Milos met with Student Activities Board (SAB) take. last year’s president, Laura to be taken upon an RHA exec­ them immediately upon her as well. This year, she also One year later, RHA has Richter. utive council vacancy. She return to campus this fall. “It has the opportunity to meet managed to find a new direc­ When Richter announced her also stated that, “The first and was a very good feeling. Jill is with the presidents of other tion which aims to maintain council’s resignation, Milos foremost thing that we needed a very intelligent, grounded governing boards and with better communication among stepped in as vice pre sid e nt to do was to open up the lines person. She is an excellent advisors at a bi-monthly presi­ all four governing boards, stu­ during the interim. Unopposed of communication.” motivator,” Milos, a LeMans dent’s round table. dents and advisors. Nikki in the election, Milos later ran This was not a simple task. resident, said. see RHA / page 5 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE M onday, November 18, 1996 Inside C o lum n ■ W orld at a Glance Frightening, French government fights TV violence with ratings system PARIS Last month network heads smiled at what French TV channels are launching on French TV ratings TV channel TFTs vice president Etienne Television networks in France Monday an on-screen ratings system to alert are launching a ratings system that Mougeotte called “ responsibility on the side yet viewers to sex and violence in programs, a signals a program's violphce content of the broadcasters.” He said the objective on th e b o tto n \ o f the screen. move the conservative government calls self­ X . / The ratings: “ is to protect the children.” regulation rather than censorship. But, as the leftist daily Liberation report­ enlightening Part of a wider government campaign ed, the networks had “ a knife to their against violence in the media, the ratings throats” to accept the ratings, which were system will use symbols shown at the lower to begin in January until Prime Minister I wasn’t sure what to expect as I drove home right-hand corner of television screens to Alain Juppe pushed Bourges to start sooner. last week for my second concert. I was pretty signal violent or sexual content. “ I don’t believe this will make a differ­ sure, however, that Thursday night’s Pantera The four national networks involved will ence,” said Jean Conquer, 63, a retired performance would at least be something new. rate each show themselves, but with the Parental marine engineer in Nantes. “ Most of the permission 1 started actually worrying about how “new" government keeping a watchful eye: broad­ O An SUC%|OSlC(l time children watch TV without their par­ things would get when I Derek Belcher cast licenses are renewed only with official Symbol only appears a l the ents anyway. The signs will just incite their saw that security felt the blessing. beginning o f the program. curiosity.” Assistant News Editor need to search concert “ It’s better to have self-regulation,” said Juppe has not blamed televised violence goers. I hadn’t wanted Parental for violence on the streets, but he has not Herve Bourges, president of the Superior permission to look too out of place, so I had left my white Council for Audiovisual, France’s broadcast­ needed; not tackled France’s record 12.6 percent unem­ Notre Dame shirts in South Bend and decided A suitable for ing regulator. “ We’re not the gendarme and An children ployment, seen by many as a cause of to dress a la Beavis. I didn’t think a dark under 12. judge.” Syi \bol remains oi crime. “ In periods of social tension, televi­ Mctallica tee-shirt and new goatee-attempt ter o f screen di Each network w ill assign programs to one entire program.