Notre Dame Scholastic, Vol. 142, No. 11

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I I What Lies Beneath i ' by Jacklyn Kiefer 08

Scholastic explores the under i i ground secrets of Notre Dame's I tunnels. i

i I i I Must Be The Money i Ii 1 by Sarah Childress 14 1 i I l COVER: On the heels of a success i ful fund-raising campaign and a boom year for the endowment, why is tuition still rising? . I Net Gains I by Gerard Meskill 26

r The bottom line on the men's bas the latest campus news and sports, I ketball season. in-depth coverage of campus issues

reviews of campus entertainment " f'Special 03 off-the-wall humor Editorial Board Writing by Heart 10 byKatie Freddoso Something to Talk About 12 one step ahead since 1867 I by Jennifer Morgan , i On Track 24 !r . by Lee DeLeon and Jessica Daues ii· BaHamos .',', ",: '''. 29 " '". ,! byKathleen Corte ",.' ll~,ls,SUE:S ",~, DOLLARS .,""" il Yeah, It's That Easy 32 "'" ii, by Carrie Sweeney, ,

I I What Lies Beneath i ' by Jacklyn Kiefer 08

Scholastic explores the under i i ground secrets of Notre Dame's I tunnels. i

r The bottom line on the men's bas the latest campus news and sports, I ketball season. in-depth coverage of campus issues reviews of campus entertainment " f'Special 03 off-the-wall humor Editorial Board Writing by Heart 10 byKatie Freddoso Something to Talk About 12 one step ahead since 1867 I by Jennifer Morgan , i On Track 24 !r . by Lee DeLeon and Jessica Daues ii· BaHamos .',', ",: '''. 29 " '". ,! byKathleen Corte ",.' ll~,ls,SUE:S ",~, DOLLARS .,""" il Yeah, It's That Easy 32 "'" ii, by Carrie Sweeney, ,

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Griff sees the readers' needs as the Brother, Call You Spare a Grand? and will become the magazine's next edi guiding force behind the magazine. "I want tor in chief. New Jersey-born and -bred, to be sure that Scholastic addresses the "Griff," as he is more commonly known concerns of the readers .... mainly, the stu in the office, majors in biochemistry and dents of the University of Notre Dame." He has worked on Scholastic since his first hopes the strength of the incoming staff will semester at Notre Dame. help him accomplish this goal. "Though I loved seeing my work in "I think this is one of the most well print, I was very intrigued by the crazy rounded, most enthusiastic and most tal ell, it's official: I'm a law-school applicant and, in alllikeli atmosphere of the office," Griff recalls of ented staffs to work for Scholastic ever," Vol. 142, No. 11 ·22 MARCH 2001 W hood, a future attorney of America. It was a daunting process his decision to join the staff. "It seemed Griff emphasizes. Although he does not ------..,..-- ~ ~~--_o;___:.;r r personal statements, letters of recommendation, the mysterious that the work, while sometimes stressful, foresee any drastic changes for the maga __sChOlastJ6~{ 0101] /sta._ff__ _ Law School Data Assembly Service. But the most intimidating facet oflaw was a heck of a lot of fun." Signing on as zine, Griff notes that he may amend the Editor in Chief school? The price tag. a designer, Griff's talent and personality official title of the editor in chief. "I would James J. Pastore Jr. Incredibly, the bill for spending a year at some schools can approach the moved him quickly through the ranks. . .. like to knight myself, sort of like the Managing Editor Associate Editor stratospheric sum of$47,000. Which leads me to wonder: Just where is all Serving as design editor his sophomore student-body president who named himself Sarah E. Childress Michael P. Griffin that tuition money going? At Notre Dame, the question seems to be a year and associate editor during the past king [in the 1970s]," he says. "I think I News Katie M. Caspersen, editor perennial concern of students and, perhaps even more so, the parents who year, Griff is ready for the challenge of might become a 'Sir.'" Matthew C. Ziegler, assistant pay the bills. It's clear from the rumors and legends surrounding Notre editor in chief. The iron reign of Sir Griff begins today. Campus Life Jacklyn D. Kiefer, editor Kristin A. Kramer, assistant Dame's own finances that most undergraduates - and a good number of "It will be a great honor to serve the rest Look for his first issue on April 12. 0 Sports Gerard J. Meskill, editor parents - are befuddled by the university's constant need for cash. With Jessica L. Daues, assistant a boom year for the endowment and the extraordinary success of the Chris E. Hamilton, editor emeritus Generations fund-raising campaign, many are scratching their heads about Entertainment Kara S. Zuaro, editor the latest tuition increase. Scholastic's Sarah Childress set out to untangle - Carrie E. Sweeney, assistant << Jim Pastore, editor in chief, graduates with an English and computer applica Departments Cristin E. Fenzel, editor the issue and figure out why tuition is on the rise. Her report is on page 14. tions double major. Jim is still stunned that this is over and wonders how he will Design Matthew B. Barr, editor fill up all the extra free time. He hopes that law school is even half as great as his Jessica A. Chamberlain, assistant Katie Browning, Brendan Condon, End of the Road undergraduate experience. Crissy Manary, Katie Wales Katie Caspersen, news editor, is an English and computer applications double This is it - my last issue as editor in chief of Scholastic. It's been an Photography Katherine A. Foster, editor major from Rochester, Minn. She has no plans yet for next year but hopes to find Graphic Arts Caroline M. Woif, editor absolutely fantastic year. When I reflect on my time at Notre Dame, I know luck at the Arts and Letters Career Fair next week. Michael M. delaRosa, assistant that the hours spent working on Scholastic will be some of my most >> Copy Adam M. Aroian, editor cherished; not because of the magazine, but because of the people I've had Jessica L. Daues, assistant «Carol Wolf, graphic arts editor, graduates as a BFA in industrial design, with a the privilege to work with. It's an amazing feeling to look up from editing Jenny Wahoske minor in Italian. Next year, Carol will pursue graduate studies abroad in Milan, Distribution Angela M. Polsinelli, manager a story and to see a group of people laboring through the early morning Italy at the Domus Academy to further her design skills and also eat lots of Advertising Kyle Zuaro, manager hours, to the detriment of health and grades, in a united effort to create Jessica B. Potish, assistant delicious pasta - what more could one want? No more dining-hall ziti! Online something for this university. It's amazing to see in front of you people for F. Brian Scofield, manager Tina Zurcher, former campus life editor, graduated in January and will start law Jamie L. Moran, assistant whom you have great admiration and respect. And, after it's all done, it's Marketing Morgan K. Anderson, manager amazing when your classmates approach you in the dining halls and the school in the fall. She loves to tell people, "I know the Gipp," and then she smiles Published biweekly at the University of Notre Dame and printed at dorms and the classroom buildings to say, "I liked it" or "Good job." sweetly - it's a great ice-breaker. >> Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind., 46556. The entire contents of Scholastic magazine is Copyright © 2001. All rights reserved. No So I want to close my last letter as editor in chief by thanking the readers contents of this magazine, either in whole or in part, may be and the staff. I would be remiss if I did not also thank Bob Franken for all << Morgan Anderson, marketing manager, is graduating with a degree in econom reproduced in any manner without written consent of the publisher. ics and hopes to travel for a bit before starting work on the "real world." Scholastic magazine does not assume liability for unsolicited of his guidance and advice, and Mary Edgington for her support. Finally, manuscripts or material. All correspondence should be sent to I want to extend my best wishes to the new editor in chief, Mike Griffin. Kara Zuaro, entertainment editor, is an English and film major with plans to Scholastic magazine, LaFortune Student Center, Notre Dame, IN return home to New York upon graduation to start work or, at least, to start 46556. Jimmy's officially kicked out - but we'll miss him. To be With a young, talented and dedicated staff, Mike will no doubt lead published in the next issue, letters must be received by 5:00 p.m. Scholastic to bigger and better accomplishments during the next year. I workin' in NYC. Kara would like to thank everyone who not only humored her Monday before the issue. All letters must include the writer's name, only hope that the ties formed in the basement of a dining hall will not and went along with her journalistic shenanigans but who also became fdends in address and phone number. All letters must be signed. Names will be withheld upon request in certain instances. Scholastic reserves disappear with the passing of time. the process. . >> the right to edit letters for space. Requests for corrections made And now, ;f you'll excuse me, I've got to get to 170~ more than 21 days after publication cannot be guaranteed. The subscription rate is $35 per year. Available back issues are $2.50 << Christopher Hamilton, sports editor emeritus, graduates with an English and per copy; please specify volume and number, or date. Copies of the finance double major. Chris will return back home to the San Francisco Bay Area, annual football review are available at $5 per ·copy. Advertising rates available on request. The opinions expressed in Scholastic where he will work as a financial consultant with Deloitte & Touche and will work magazine are not necessarily those of the University of Notre Dame Jim Pastore even harder at just being a dude. or the student body. r Editor in Chief Angela Polsinelli, distribution manager, somehow survived as a computer Disce Quasi Semper Victurus engineering major. After a long history of delivering pizzas and magazines, she Vive Quasi eras Moriturus Correction: In our February 22, 2001, issue, the CD review carried an incorrect byline. Tim Bradley authored the piece. Scholastic regrets the error. is off to become a pilot in the United States Air Force. . >>

2 SCHOLASTICFROM THE EDITOR SCHOLASTICSPECIAL 3 II he Terror of Tenafly (N.J.), Michael of the staff and the University of Notre TP. Griffin, has won unanimous ap Dame in this fashion," he says of the posi proval from the Scholastic editorial board tion. Griff sees the readers' needs as the Brother, Call You Spare a Grand? and will become the magazine's next edi guiding force behind the magazine. "I want tor in chief. New Jersey-born and -bred, to be sure that Scholastic addresses the "Griff," as he is more commonly known concerns of the readers .... mainly, the stu in the office, majors in biochemistry and dents of the University of Notre Dame." He has worked on Scholastic since his first hopes the strength of the incoming staff will semester at Notre Dame. help him accomplish this goal. "Though I loved seeing my work in "I think this is one of the most well print, I was very intrigued by the crazy rounded, most enthusiastic and most tal ell, it's official: I'm a law-school applicant and, in alllikeli atmosphere of the office," Griff recalls of ented staffs to work for Scholastic ever," Vol. 142, No. 11 ·22 MARCH 2001 W hood, a future attorney of America. It was a daunting process his decision to join the staff. "It seemed Griff emphasizes. Although he does not ------..,..-- ~ ~~--_o;___:.;r r personal statements, letters of recommendation, the mysterious that the work, while sometimes stressful, foresee any drastic changes for the maga __sChOlastJ6~{ 0101] /sta._ff__ _ Law School Data Assembly Service. But the most intimidating facet oflaw was a heck of a lot of fun." Signing on as zine, Griff notes that he may amend the Editor in Chief school? The price tag. a designer, Griff's talent and personality official title of the editor in chief. "I would James J. Pastore Jr. Incredibly, the bill for spending a year at some schools can approach the moved him quickly through the ranks. . .. like to knight myself, sort of like the Managing Editor Associate Editor stratospheric sum of$47,000. Which leads me to wonder: Just where is all Serving as design editor his sophomore student-body president who named himself Sarah E. Childress Michael P. Griffin that tuition money going? At Notre Dame, the question seems to be a year and associate editor during the past king [in the 1970s]," he says. "I think I News Katie M. Caspersen, editor perennial concern of students and, perhaps even more so, the parents who year, Griff is ready for the challenge of might become a 'Sir.'" Matthew C. Ziegler, assistant pay the bills. It's clear from the rumors and legends surrounding Notre editor in chief. The iron reign of Sir Griff begins today. Campus Life Jacklyn D. Kiefer, editor Kristin A. Kramer, assistant Dame's own finances that most undergraduates - and a good number of "It will be a great honor to serve the rest Look for his first issue on April 12. 0 Sports Gerard J. Meskill, editor parents - are befuddled by the university's constant need for cash. With Jessica L. Daues, assistant a boom year for the endowment and the extraordinary success of the Chris E. Hamilton, editor emeritus Generations fund-raising campaign, many are scratching their heads about Entertainment Kara S. Zuaro, editor the latest tuition increase. Scholastic's Sarah Childress set out to untangle - Carrie E. Sweeney, assistant << Jim Pastore, editor in chief, graduates with an English and computer applica Departments Cristin E. Fenzel, editor the issue and figure out why tuition is on the rise. Her report is on page 14. tions double major. Jim is still stunned that this is over and wonders how he will Design Matthew B. Barr, editor fill up all the extra free time. He hopes that law school is even half as great as his Jessica A. Chamberlain, assistant Katie Browning, Brendan Condon, End of the Road undergraduate experience. Crissy Manary, Katie Wales Katie Caspersen, news editor, is an English and computer applications double This is it - my last issue as editor in chief of Scholastic. It's been an Photography Katherine A. Foster, editor major from Rochester, Minn. She has no plans yet for next year but hopes to find Graphic Arts Caroline M. Woif, editor absolutely fantastic year. When I reflect on my time at Notre Dame, I know luck at the Arts and Letters Career Fair next week. Michael M. delaRosa, assistant that the hours spent working on Scholastic will be some of my most >> Copy Adam M. Aroian, editor cherished; not because of the magazine, but because of the people I've had Jessica L. Daues, assistant «Carol Wolf, graphic arts editor, graduates as a BFA in industrial design, with a the privilege to work with. It's an amazing feeling to look up from editing Jenny Wahoske minor in Italian. Next year, Carol will pursue graduate studies abroad in Milan, Distribution Angela M. Polsinelli, manager a story and to see a group of people laboring through the early morning Italy at the Domus Academy to further her design skills and also eat lots of Advertising Kyle Zuaro, manager hours, to the detriment of health and grades, in a united effort to create Jessica B. Potish, assistant delicious pasta - what more could one want? No more dining-hall ziti! Online something for this university. It's amazing to see in front of you people for F. Brian Scofield, manager Tina Zurcher, former campus life editor, graduated in January and will start law Jamie L. Moran, assistant whom you have great admiration and respect. And, after it's all done, it's Marketing Morgan K. Anderson, manager amazing when your classmates approach you in the dining halls and the school in the fall. She loves to tell people, "I know the Gipp," and then she smiles Published biweekly at the University of Notre Dame and printed at dorms and the classroom buildings to say, "I liked it" or "Good job." sweetly - it's a great ice-breaker. >> Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind., 46556. The entire contents of Scholastic magazine is Copyright © 2001. All rights reserved. No So I want to close my last letter as editor in chief by thanking the readers contents of this magazine, either in whole or in part, may be and the staff. I would be remiss if I did not also thank Bob Franken for all << Morgan Anderson, marketing manager, is graduating with a degree in econom reproduced in any manner without written consent of the publisher. ics and hopes to travel for a bit before starting work on the "real world." Scholastic magazine does not assume liability for unsolicited of his guidance and advice, and Mary Edgington for her support. Finally, manuscripts or material. All correspondence should be sent to I want to extend my best wishes to the new editor in chief, Mike Griffin. Kara Zuaro, entertainment editor, is an English and film major with plans to Scholastic magazine, LaFortune Student Center, Notre Dame, IN return home to New York upon graduation to start work or, at least, to start 46556. Jimmy's officially kicked out - but we'll miss him. To be With a young, talented and dedicated staff, Mike will no doubt lead published in the next issue, letters must be received by 5:00 p.m. Scholastic to bigger and better accomplishments during the next year. I workin' in NYC. Kara would like to thank everyone who not only humored her Monday before the issue. All letters must include the writer's name, only hope that the ties formed in the basement of a dining hall will not and went along with her journalistic shenanigans but who also became fdends in address and phone number. All letters must be signed. Names will be withheld upon request in certain instances. Scholastic reserves disappear with the passing of time. the process. . >> the right to edit letters for space. Requests for corrections made And now, ;f you'll excuse me, I've got to get to 170~ more than 21 days after publication cannot be guaranteed. The subscription rate is $35 per year. Available back issues are $2.50 << Christopher Hamilton, sports editor emeritus, graduates with an English and per copy; please specify volume and number, or date. Copies of the finance double major. Chris will return back home to the San Francisco Bay Area, annual football review are available at $5 per ·copy. Advertising rates available on request. The opinions expressed in Scholastic where he will work as a financial consultant with Deloitte & Touche and will work magazine are not necessarily those of the University of Notre Dame Jim Pastore even harder at just being a dude. or the student body. r Editor in Chief Angela Polsinelli, distribution manager, somehow survived as a computer Disce Quasi Semper Victurus engineering major. After a long history of delivering pizzas and magazines, she Vive Quasi eras Moriturus Correction: In our February 22, 2001, issue, the CD review carried an incorrect byline. Tim Bradley authored the piece. Scholastic regrets the error. is off to become a pilot in the United States Air Force. . >>

2 SCHOLASTICFROM THE EDITOR SCHOLASTICSPECIAL 3 judgmentcalls

news listening in domelights years ago need another week to Ticket to Ride recover from it. Story by Matthew Ziegler The administrative shuttle will take you to D2 for free Art by Michael delaRosa ou're going to want to stick around for continues to play, its members turning away Ythis," I said to my newfound high-school from the crowd and toward each other, im :··~{,:·"~t:{:;-'~·;:';";·':':<;""·-"-;'l friend, motioning to Aloha's Eric Koltnow as ~.:/+,':";::~~l1n: ?t~l~L' provising interludes that aren't duplicated CDt '/ ~!.: -.', >:'.\,.;. ::';::__ ~:~;_'.\;::.:,.}. -,ff'::".,;'/ .; ext time your teeth are chattering he unpacked his vibraphone. Higher Grounds, on disc. During "One Hundred Stories," the restrictions on it." Although no official what is available. So if your feet are get Those Nittany Lions and the wind is whipping in your a coffee shop on foursome sent out a cacophony of shouts to N restrictions exist, the bus services staff ting sore in your Army boots and you made sure Doherty didn't face as you trudge out to D2000, Washington the center of their circle, raucous and deli oriented locations only. notice the administrative shuttle approach get farther than the team take note of the United Limo bus whiz Street, was packed cate, loose on the microphone's reins. Considering that the bus, contracted ing, hop on and relax while it whisks you he abandoned last spring. zing by. That's the administrative shuttle, from Mishawaka-based Shoup Buses Inc., off to Pasquerilla Center. Don't worry with kids smoking Some fans have debated whether toting faculty and staff to and from their has a capacity of dozens more than are it's free, and there's plenty of room. 0 generic cigarettes. Gengler's habit of playing with his back to parking lots. It runs daily in three shifts of usually aboard, the The all-ages crowd the crowd was pretentious or unpolished. two hours apiece, stopping behind the question arises: Are huddled close as But after talking to him, I was pleasantly I';.~~t~~~~~'~~M~~B~~:~l~; Main Building, going by Stepan Center our dollars being Aloha began to surprised. The band tours on weekends only (servicing BI6), then to the corner of burned up in a puff of play. n"r5"""',,"= because Parks is still in school at Bowling Afraid Hayes-Healy would Bulla and Juniper, and finally swinging diesel fumes? Carlin Aloha's most _'C Green, Ohio, the site of Aloha's conception, re-open 'early, the admin down to Pasquerilla Center. assures that the recent release, That's Your Fire, explodes and the rest have day jobs to uphold during istration rips up some The administrative shuttle has been go shuttle is paid for by with a staggering fusion of free-jazz and the week - no pretension detected here. sidewalks to further ing since the early '90s, and has been used a "special transporta rock. Lead vocalist Tony Cavallario's The soft-spoken Koltnow apologized for primarily by staff in the Main Building tion fund" that does lovesick lyrics complement the dreamy tim- his lack of things to say after the set. "Some and Brownson Hall. But, says Chris Carlin not come out of stu bre of Koltnow' s vibraphone, grounded by thing happens to you psychologically after a of Administrative Services, anyone can dent fees or tuition. the solidity of Matthew Gengler's bass line show," he said. Judging by the number of Well, the women are ride the shuttle. That it services faculty Unfortunately, there and Cale Park's untiring percussion. Call it high-school kids who lingered, silently still doing well .... and staff parking lots only indicates the is no shuttle that ser what you will- experimental or post-rock smoking their cheap cigarettes and smiling, intent behind it, but Carlin asserts that the vices student parking - Aloha's sound is even more savory in Koltnow said it all. 0 bus will gladly pick up "anyone who's lots, but you can still live performance. But Aloha doesn't leave For more information on the band, check standing at the bus stop. We never put any make some use of room for applause. Between songs, the band out http://www.insomniaville.comlaloha!.

» » "Article I: God Bless Texas. The name of Define 'Texan ism.' In 30 words or less, is President George W. movies, etc. The constitution says thatthe club is open this organization is the Texas Club. " So be It's impossible. It's ... everything that's Bush a true Texan or an outlander? to "an who nourish in their hearts a deep gins the Texas Club's constitution, one of good in the world. If you're not from Texas, George W.? He's Ivy League-educated, Texas vs. Canada. Who would win? 10veoftheLoneStar."Let'sbehonest-how Notre Dame's newest campus organizations. you just can' tunderstand. It's like, I flipped on butchers Spanish like it's his job ... I don't Oh boy. I don't think Texas would bother many non-Texans are actuany in the club? Although club founder Michael Newhouse Survivor one time and this guy brought as his know. He makes an effort, but if you're a true because it' d be too cold, and Canada wouldn't That's a fine, fine question. I actually have may not initially scream "Texan" if you see one luxury item a huge -like20-inch by 30- Texan, you know he's not the real deal. be able to handle Texas because the food and no idea. Once you're in the club, we assign him ambling on the quad (Where're the inch - Texas flag, and he said, "Every morn the weather would be too hot. I'd say it'd be you a hometown, so that doesn't become an boots? Where's the hat?), Gov. Newhouse ing when I wake up, I thank God for two Are Texans secure with their position in a draw ... unless oil was found up there, in issue, and we don't get into any class-stratifi soon proved to Scholastic that he can talk the things: One, that I'm alive, and two, that I'm the United States? Is there a chance of which case we might have to annex it. cation 2roblems. talk when it comes to his home state. a Texan." secession? No, we're perfectly at peace with our 49 Why aren't you wearing a cowboy hat? What's your prophetic vision for the club's How many flag-carrying members of the What, pray ten, do Texans have to be so colonies. Don't all Texans wear cowboy hats? future? club do you claim as Lone Stars? thankful for? No, we don't all wear cowboy boots or hats, .Worlddomination. Actually, what we want There are about 65 dues-paying members It's like being an American, only better. It's What do Texans do at Texas Club gather and if one more person on this campus tells to do. is move Notre Dame to Texas. It'd cut and around 600 on our mailing list. Roughly the best of all worlds: The best music, the best ings? mel don'ttalklike I'm from Texas, I'm going down on the commute for us, and the school one in every 15 students here is a Texan. food, friendliest people, prettiest women. Right now we're still just getting the club to slap them upside the head. would jump from No. 19 to No.1, no problem. -rolling, so we'll go to dinner, go bowling, - Kristin Kramer ~ FREE If 5 pieces of crab ~ ft I rangoon with $20.00 I purchase 125 Years Ago GoUden Dragon I Pay Up CHINESE RESTAURANT I FREE Eat In or Take Out The following were among the fees and "My professor is always talking about sex, which is kind I 5 pieces of teriyaki of funny because she's not very attractive." requirements listed in an ad that I chicken with $30.00 appeared in the September 6, 1876 issue - overheard student I Free Delivery purchase of Notre Dame Scholastic: I "That's enough. It's not a democracy here, and you can't (Min $15.00) I Matriculation fee: $5.00 haul me off." I Offer expires April 15 Board, tuition (languages, linear Under $15.00 Charge $1.00 r------drawing, and vocal music included), I bed and bedding, washing and mending of linens: $150.00 per five-month * No personal checks I SPECIAL: session I Chefs recommend: Instrumental music: $2.50 I Mon. - Thurs. lO:30am -11:30pm Cleveland Rd, crispy chicken with Telegraphy: $10.00 N I Fri. & Sat. lO:30am -12:30am Indiana Toll Rd. garlic sauce Elocution - special course: $5.00 I Sunday 11:OOam -12:00am oj full size for Use of library (per session): $1.00 ~ ., t I Use of philosophical and chemical '" Located In Coondl Oal< "The test sucked, but I did my job: I brought down the CenterComerofPatage I $5.95 Golden. Ave. & Cleveland Rd. " apparatus: $5.00 i~ * JustSouthoftheTcil Rd. curve, I took a bullet for the rest of the class." Dragon I \ I! Students who spend summer vacation at - overheard student 243-8800 I ! the university are charged an extra: 3302 Portage Avenue $40.00 : - Offer expires April 15 Payments to be made invariably in fax 243-5898 South Bend, IN 46628 advance. Students received at any time, their session beginning with date of entrance.

Received at any time? I think a self imposed extra week of spring break might be in order. ... - Cristin Fenzel

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Oldest article in special collections: Cuneiform clay tablets from the Sumerian civilization, 2300-2100 B.C. . Oldest printed article in special collections: a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible 1450-1455 B.C. '

Sources: University Libraries and Christian Dupont, CuratorforSpecial Collections. ~ FREE If 5 pieces of crab ~ ft I rangoon with $20.00 I purchase 125 Years Ago GoUden Dragon I Pay Up CHINESE RESTAURANT I FREE Eat In or Take Out The following were among the fees and "My professor is always talking about sex, which is kind I 5 pieces of teriyaki of funny because she's not very attractive." requirements listed in an ad that I chicken with $30.00 appeared in the September 6, 1876 issue - overheard student I Free Delivery purchase of Notre Dame Scholastic: I "That's enough. It's not a democracy here, and you can't (Min $15.00) I Matriculation fee: $5.00 haul me off." I Offer expires April 15 Board, tuition (languages, linear Under $15.00 Charge $1.00 r------drawing, and vocal music included), I bed and bedding, washing and mending of linens: $150.00 per five-month * No personal checks I SPECIAL: session I Chefs recommend: Instrumental music: $2.50 I Mon. - Thurs. lO:30am -11:30pm Cleveland Rd, crispy chicken with Telegraphy: $10.00 N I Fri. & Sat. lO:30am -12:30am Indiana Toll Rd. garlic sauce Elocution - special course: $5.00 I Sunday 11:OOam -12:00am oj full size for Use of library (per session): $1.00 ~ ., t I Use of philosophical and chemical '" Located In Coondl Oal< "The test sucked, but I did my job: I brought down the CenterComerofPatage I $5.95 Golden. Ave. & Cleveland Rd. " apparatus: $5.00 i~ * JustSouthoftheTcil Rd. curve, I took a bullet for the rest of the class." Dragon I \ I! Students who spend summer vacation at - overheard student 243-8800 I ! the university are charged an extra: 3302 Portage Avenue $40.00 : - Offer expires April 15 Payments to be made invariably in fax 243-5898 South Bend, IN 46628 advance. Students received at any time, their session beginning with date of entrance.

Received at any time? I think a self imposed extra week of spring break might be in order. ... - Cristin Fenzel

Sources: University Libraries and Christian Dupont, CuratorforSpecial Collections.

Carlos Gomez-Meade prepares eart to release his third book KATI EFREDDOSO if they were written by my heart and my Gomez-Meade grew up in Matamoros, that whenever he is asked WHAT'S UP, DOC? Although mind, not my hand. I guess that is when Mexico, a small town on the coast of the to elaborate on this idea, Gomez-Meade loves writing, oetry and writing come to me as you really know it is a gift, when it comes Gulf of Mexico about a half hour across he plans on studying medicine he tells the story he calls at Mexico's Universidad de very simple things," says Keenan to you that naturally." He has used his the border from Brownsville, Texas. He P Thirty Degrees and Autonoma de Guadalajara Hall Residant Assistant Carlos natural talents well- Gomez-Meade has did not learn to speak English until the Shirtless, which is based immediately after graduation. Gomez-Meade. "I don't see a paper and published two books in two languages fourth grade, when he wrote his first book, on an experience he had pen when I write - Ijust feel the words as and is now working on a third. a compilation of short stories entitled as a child on an unusually Cuentos Juveniles (Juvenile Stories). Af chilly morning in ... Buta pretty positive thing ter he was featured in a local newspaper Mexico. The temperature is that people around here for his literary talent, a publishing com was hovering around 30 want to learn a lot more pany expressed interest in his work and degrees, which rarely [about other cultures] ... The published it. happens in Matamoros, so he sat outside impression I've gotten is that most people Over the next few years, Gomez-Meade wearing two long-sleeved shirts and a things in life, but what makes a real here have lived in the same homogeneous continued to compose stories and began to jac;ket, complaining about the cold. Sud person's character, and hence me as a ambience their entire life, so ... they are write poetry as well. In 1992, La Vida en denly, in what he says was "probably writer, is that I can learn to accept diffi willing to learn." Resumen - Poesia (Life in Summary - delirium brought on by the cold," he took culties as well. Those are the challenges As an Arts and Letters pre-professional Poetry) was published by the same local off his jacket and his shirts and sat there, that make life worthwhile." and Spanish major, Gomez-Meade has company. The book became so popular in the freezing, just to feel what it was like to be Although he is a dual citizen, he says, been able to devote time to both his writ Matamoros area that people in Brownsville that cold. After a few minutes, he was "Mexico is my identity and character - it is ing and his aspiration to become a doctor. asked for an English version, and the transla turning blue and feeling numb, so he put who I am. Admiration for my country of He says that his talent and success in the tion was published shortly thereafter. his shirts and jacket back on. That made Mexico is not only what defines my everyday literary arts have made decisions about Throughout high school and his time at him feel very warm - almost hot. The life, but also serves as inspiration for 90 per- his future a bit more difficult. "I have Notre Dame, Gomez-Meade continued to lesson he learned? "I didn't really know confidence in my writing," he says. "I . write, including a book of short stories, how warm I was until I actually took it know that I can probably make a living which will be entitled either Treinta off," he says. "In other words, I didn't "Depression is just as out of it, because it's a talent, and you Centigrados y Descamizado (Thirty De- really know what I had until I lost it." important as know when you're good at something, . grees and Shirdess), or El Principio, El His eye for detail and memory of small and you know when things come to you Final y El Espacio Intermedio (The Be incidents from his past such as this one happin~ss in life,' and easily and when they don't. [Writing] comes ginning, the End and the Space In Be serve as a great s"Ource of story ideas Jor they can both serve as to me naturally ... and I' ve done it my entire tween.) He hopes to be published by a Gomez-Meade. "I notice everything and life. So now, it's like, OK, do you really national company within the next year. anything ... and those are usually the i nspi ration:' want to be a doctor or do you really want to The original version of the new book will things that I write about. ... For me, it's - Car/os Gomez-Meade write, and I love both." bein Spanish, but Gomez-Meade says he like life is one big novel, and it's just a For now, it looks like medical school is in will probably translate it into English as matter of writing it down," he says. "When his future, but Gomez-Meade refuses to rule well. you notice details in life, you notice there's cent of my writing." Gomez-Meade says his out more writing in the future. He jokes that

The themes in his next book will reflect a lot of symbolism ... to the I way your life country, as well as his family and friends if he gets his M.D., he could combine his a more mature outlook on life than that of unfolds .... Writing is not like a typical job there, have helped to form his unique perspec talents and be the next Michael Crichton. his previous work. "The first [books] were - it is based strictly on spontaneous inspi tive on life. His bestfriend and cousin, Fernando "And ifIjust write, I'll be the next Octavio experimental. ... Mostly I wrote about ration. I can be sitting on a bus or walking to De Leon, is a senior at Harvard University and Paz [a famous Mexican poet and Nobel friendships," he says. "My best friend is my class when suddenly something will cata edits all of his writing. Prize winner]," he adds. cousin, Fernando, so a lot of the stories have lyze an emotion in me. Next thing I know, Despite these strong ties to his country, Gomez-Meade has recently been ac to do with him and me, the things we went I'll be writing what I felt." Gomez-Meade chose to come to·school in cepted- to a program sponsored by the through, things like that. But now, my writ When it comes to writing what he feels, the United Sates because of the quality of New York,State Medical School that al ings are a lot more complex." Gomez-Meade says that he includes the the education here. Coming from lows him to study medicine at Universidad The central theme of his next book is bad as well as the good. "Depression is Matamoros to Notre Dame was a culture Autonoma de Guadalajara. "It's a dream appreciating what you have and not tak just as important as happiness in life; and shock because 'of differences in every come true ... Mexico is my inspiration, ing things for granted. Gomez-Meade says they can bO,th serve as inspiration. I em thing from music to social interaction. so I feel so complete to have been ac brace tragedies in my life as much as I do But he says that attending college in the cepted to [this program] because it gives . A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES Meade weaves success ... they make my character more United States has been a great learning me a chance to give back to my country his experiences from both Mexico and America interesting and· they make my writings experience, both academically and cultur after having grown academically in the into his stories and poetry. better. Any person can easily accept good ally. "You're a lot more on your own here. U.S;" 0 Carlos Gomez-Meade prepares eart to release his third book KATI EFREDDOSO if they were written by my heart and my Gomez-Meade grew up in Matamoros, that whenever he is asked WHAT'S UP, DOC? Although mind, not my hand. I guess that is when Mexico, a small town on the coast of the to elaborate on this idea, Gomez-Meade loves writing, oetry and writing come to me as you really know it is a gift, when it comes Gulf of Mexico about a half hour across he plans on studying medicine he tells the story he calls at Mexico's Universidad de very simple things," says Keenan to you that naturally." He has used his the border from Brownsville, Texas. He P Thirty Degrees and Autonoma de Guadalajara Hall Residant Assistant Carlos natural talents well- Gomez-Meade has did not learn to speak English until the Shirtless, which is based immediately after graduation. Gomez-Meade. "I don't see a paper and published two books in two languages fourth grade, when he wrote his first book, on an experience he had pen when I write - Ijust feel the words as and is now working on a third. a compilation of short stories entitled as a child on an unusually Cuentos Juveniles (Juvenile Stories). Af chilly morning in ... Buta pretty positive thing ter he was featured in a local newspaper Mexico. The temperature is that people around here for his literary talent, a publishing com was hovering around 30 want to learn a lot more pany expressed interest in his work and degrees, which rarely [about other cultures] ... The published it. happens in Matamoros, so he sat outside impression I've gotten is that most people Over the next few years, Gomez-Meade wearing two long-sleeved shirts and a things in life, but what makes a real here have lived in the same homogeneous continued to compose stories and began to jac;ket, complaining about the cold. Sud person's character, and hence me as a ambience their entire life, so ... they are write poetry as well. In 1992, La Vida en denly, in what he says was "probably writer, is that I can learn to accept diffi willing to learn." Resumen - Poesia (Life in Summary - delirium brought on by the cold," he took culties as well. Those are the challenges As an Arts and Letters pre-professional Poetry) was published by the same local off his jacket and his shirts and sat there, that make life worthwhile." and Spanish major, Gomez-Meade has company. The book became so popular in the freezing, just to feel what it was like to be Although he is a dual citizen, he says, been able to devote time to both his writ Matamoros area that people in Brownsville that cold. After a few minutes, he was "Mexico is my identity and character - it is ing and his aspiration to become a doctor. asked for an English version, and the transla turning blue and feeling numb, so he put who I am. Admiration for my country of He says that his talent and success in the tion was published shortly thereafter. his shirts and jacket back on. That made Mexico is not only what defines my everyday literary arts have made decisions about Throughout high school and his time at him feel very warm - almost hot. The life, but also serves as inspiration for 90 per- his future a bit more difficult. "I have Notre Dame, Gomez-Meade continued to lesson he learned? "I didn't really know confidence in my writing," he says. "I . write, including a book of short stories, how warm I was until I actually took it know that I can probably make a living which will be entitled either Treinta off," he says. "In other words, I didn't "Depression is just as out of it, because it's a talent, and you Centigrados y Descamizado (Thirty De- really know what I had until I lost it." important as know when you're good at something, . grees and Shirdess), or El Principio, El His eye for detail and memory of small and you know when things come to you Final y El Espacio Intermedio (The Be incidents from his past such as this one happin~ss in life,' and easily and when they don't. [Writing] comes ginning, the End and the Space In Be serve as a great s"Ource of story ideas Jor they can both serve as to me naturally ... and I' ve done it my entire tween.) He hopes to be published by a Gomez-Meade. "I notice everything and life. So now, it's like, OK, do you really national company within the next year. anything ... and those are usually the i nspi ration:' want to be a doctor or do you really want to The original version of the new book will things that I write about. ... For me, it's - Car/os Gomez-Meade write, and I love both." bein Spanish, but Gomez-Meade says he like life is one big novel, and it's just a For now, it looks like medical school is in will probably translate it into English as matter of writing it down," he says. "When his future, but Gomez-Meade refuses to rule well. you notice details in life, you notice there's cent of my writing." Gomez-Meade says his out more writing in the future. He jokes that

Something to Talk About all new • • • A look at the dialects ofNotre Dame students

JENNIFERMORGAN 'mad cool,' " Jochin says. spond to different dialects. When stu Suzanne Stryker, a freshman from Ne dents listened to a tape of dialects pro op or soda? braska, thought her friends were saying vided by Brogan, their reactions - both P It's the eternal question "man" until she asked the Long Island unconscious and conscious - revealed . that can define who a person is - or girls, and they explained that they were much about the way they perceived each at least where he comes from. At a national saying "mad cool," not "man cool." dialect. Depending on what region of the university like Notre Dame, there are bound "They talk so fast, anyway," Stryker says. country they called home, different stu to be some differences in dialect, and the "I was trying to imitate the way they talked, dents had different reactions to the voices version 3.0 debate over what to call soft drinks is often and when they corrected me, I was the one on the tape. For some, certain dialects Bigger, Faster, Stronger heated. Some call it "pop," others call it everyone was laughing at." were easier to understand than other dia "soda," and some students choose to call it Although misunderstandings are often lects, which many students met with looks something different altogether. funny and may seem trivial, some are not of confusion. At times, also, students · movie listings "I had never heard the term 'pop' or easily resolved. frowned, scowled, smiled or laughed- 'soda' untillcamehere," says Lianette most often unconsciously · picture galleries Campos, a junior from Miami. "I - when certain · new message boards thought it was funny because words were said on I call it 'Coke.' " the tape with dif · dining with Molly Kinder Just about every- ferent accents. · and much, much, more . • • one on campus has Not only does Notre an opinion on this Dame host many indi- question. It can of vidual dialects, but students ndtoday.com: More 'radical ten be amusing also often develop a "Notre . than Vatican II when pizzas be Dame dialect." For example, come "pies" and how many non-Domers know water fountains what "pari~taIs" are? Students become "bub - - , also tend to lose their accents blers," but most :.,' ',." ' and use words and phrases they ": ~.,::" .' . people have .',:" . pick up from friends with other their pet dialects. peeves regard "I think we do start to have a ing other dialects. Notre Dame dialect," Campos Mike Romano, a Dillon says. "We start to use the same freshman from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., vocabulary, and we all start to picks on the phrase "all y'all." sound the same." The Notre "I just think 'all y' all' sounds a little silly Dame dialect even transcends the and redundant," Romano says. On the other campus. "When I go home, hand, "you guys" is usually a dead giveaway people tell me I have an accent," for a Southerner that they are talking to a "Dialects can be a serious matter," says she adds, laughing. Northerner. "I do say 'you guys' a lot," Jacqueline Brogan, an English professor Brogan agrees that students start to sound Romano admits. who teaches linguistics courses. The way a similar, although the effect is usually only Now you can share Notre Dame is a melting pot of dialects. person speaks may say more about the per temporary. "Students lose their home ac Some students add syllables or letters to their son than he or she would normally think. cents," Brogan says. "They go home for two your favorite dining words, and some students take syllables or "For example, people tend to privilege North days; though, and they have their home letters out. Some have slow Southern drawls, ern over Southern accents or white vernacular accent right back." hall "recipes" with the while others talk so fast that people can barely over black vernacular," she says. The debate between Coke, pop and soda understand their words. Most students fall Brogan also notes that although Notre may never be settled, but, in the end, most rest of the ,student somewhere in between. Not surprisingly, in a Dame students tend to be conscious of believe that the diverse array of dialects at place where many dialects converge, many ethical values, "a lot of prejudices are Notre Dame contributes positively, rather body. awkward misunderstandings can occur. Fresh completely unconscious," she says. "A than negatively, to the atmosphere. "I think man Leanne J ochinran into some trouble with _ student hears another student speak and it is kind of cool," Campos says. "Dialects Just send them to [email protected] or stop by the Scholastic office the New York dialect. immediately makes assumptions about that tell a lot about a eerson, and it gives in the basement of South Dining Hall. The best recipes will be "Two of [the girls on my floor] are from student's intelligence." people something to talk about when they Long Island, and they said 'mad' before Brogan performed tests in previous meet. Dialects open up lines of communi featured in the April 12 issue. certain words instead of 'really,' such as classes to show students how they re- cation." 0 12 SCHOLASTICCAMPUS LIFE

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The price of a Notre Dame education just went up again. Why? to a staff of 18 - all alumni - and reevalu handles university fund-raising. With one of ated the university's portfolio. "Before, it was the highest alumni-giving rates in the country n arm and a leg. pretty plain-vanilla," Malpass says of the in at 48 percent, Notre Dame is well-supported. A That's what many students and their vestment strategies. "When you have every Dan Reagan, the executive director of de families feel it costs to attend Notre thing in one market, that's risky, because velopment, says that the majority of funds are Dame. Even if the university's tuition ranks a there's no diversification." He expanded the solicited three ways - through the phone few thousand dollars below most top private university's portfolio to include overseas in center, direct mailing and personal contact. institutions, few think that the price is inex vestments and venture capital. Groups of 10 students at a time work nights pensive. The transition paid off. Within a year, in the phone center, calling alumni, friends of Now, however, administrators say that one Malpass and his team raked in $1.3 billion, the university and parents of current students of their top priorities is to lower tuition - and making Notre Dame first in higher-education to ask for contributions. For the Annual Fund with a growing endowment and a large influx investment returns for the 2000 fiscal year. - the departments' yearly pool of donations of donations, they may have the funds to do it. Suddenly, its endowment was worth $3.5 - Reagan says that the majority of those But with yet another tuition hike approved for billion, and Notre Dame was on track to do contacted are alumni, although Jane, astudent next year, some students might doubt the some big spending - well, almost. caller at the center whose name has been university's intentions. . changed, says that some .calls are "pretty ran Are administrators really working to cut Ot all of the university's assets are avail dom." costs? If so, where is all the money going? Nable for use. "It's not like you have a Students are given a script to follow when Despite its top-20 ranking as a national uni checking account with $3.5 billion in it," says calling, which includes the potential donor's versity, Notre Dame's endowment has only Linda Kroll, assistant director of budget and name, title and home information. ''The ma recently experienced significant growth. Un planning. . jority of times, you find that people aren't til 13 years ago, the university had left invest The university's endowment is divided into home or that people aren't interested in giv ment of the endowment in the hands of a three three sections: restricted, temporarily restricted ing," Jane says. But when she does reach person staff. They invested the money in blue and unrestricted funds. Restricted funds are them, she says that people have a lot to say chips - stocks from large, consistently prof gifts to the university from donors who simply about the university. "You get an earful, either itable corporations. Although these stocks are want to build the endowment. Neither the good or bad," she says. When it's bad, stu relatively stable, they don't have a high yield. original donation nor the interest it eams may dents rely on pre-written responses for a series So for years, the $2 billion endowment saw ever be used. The university may use tempo of typical complaints, such as "Child didn't relatively little gains. rarily restricted funds only for the donor's get in," or "[The university's treatment of] gay Enter Scott Malpass. A Double Domer, he specified purpose - often a scholarship or a and lesbian students." returned to Notre Dame in 1988 as the assis bUilding. Unrestricted funds are comprised of Each semester, Jane says that the phone tant investment officer before rising to be gifts, auxiliary funds-such as the university' s center sets a goal of$1 million "and we hit it." come the vice president of finance and chief revenue from on-campus food operations, the The department uses incentives to motivate investment officer, with full control of invest Morris Inn, the golf course and rental property callers, including membership in the Century ing the endowment pool. Malpass and the - and tuition. Club, exclusive to those who receive $1 00,000 investment committee decided to make a few Many of these monetary gifts are solicited in pledges in one semester. changes to the office's structure. He expanded by the Department of Development, which To distinguish the university's fund-raising

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14 SCHOLASTICCOVER STORY SCHOLASTICCOVER STORY 15 PROPORTION OF TUITION INCREASE DISTRIBUTED AMONG COLLEGES AND ASSISTED BY FINANCIAL AID THIS YEAR AMOUNT BUDGETED FOR FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENTS million , students 5 percent

below the average. from a commercial telemarketing organiza sity can use [the money] for whatever they proved by the Board of Trustees' Budget But the question still remains: Why doesn't tion, the phone center works in conjunction want, including day-to-day operations," she subcommittee and finally be ratified by the the university draw on the endowment to with direct mailings. "We try very much not to says. "Most people don't specify. It's very general board before it becomes official. do cold-calling," Reagan says. rare that someone will ask for [the donation] Previous tuition raises have provided funds cover the increase in funds? "People ask, 'Why can't you just use that?'" Before receiving a telephone call, most only to be used for a specific thing." to build Rolfs Sports Recreation Center, oper Kroll says. "We've made a conscious ef alumni are mailed a pledge card asking for a For larger projects, such as the construction ate DeBartolo Hall and improve technology fort ... but we don't want to just run and raid donation. Jane says the suggested amount on of anew building, Reagan says the department across the campus. it." Because of the impressive returns this the card corresponds to past giving records often relies on personal contact with donors. Next year's 4.9-percent increase in tuition, year, the university did approve a 20-percent and the potential donor's occupation. "Ifsome "We seek out an anchor donor and fill that combined with the rest of the new money, will increase in spending ofthe endowment, which one has a more prestigious job title, we're around with various other leadership givers," fund several new and developing programs, allows for the O.3-percent cutback on the rate probably going to ask them for more money," he says. The Department of Development has including the NortheastNeighborhoodproject of tuition increase - down from last year's she says. "It also depends on how long they've regional offices scattered across the United which was established to redevelop the north 5.2-percent hike. "It means we can do a lot of been out of the university. We usually ask for States, which work on direct-contact cam east area of South Bend. things without raising tuition," Kroll says. "It a three-year pledge, because that kind of gets paigns and contact friends of the university The Office of Student Affairs will receive offsets the costs for students." them committed." Jane says, however, that who have contributed in the past or who might funds for the Office of Campus Ministry, the And why not a40- or 50-percent increase in they rarely ask for more than about $15,000 be interested in contributing. University Counseling Center and the Office over three years. Tuition also brings a significant amount of of Student Activities to improve international spending? Sejdinaj explains that although this and multicultural planning, alcohol and drug year's investments were successful, there are Although pledges for a specific amount or revenue for the university. Each year's base no guarantees for the future. "We don't want purpose are generally solicited during cam amount - not including the yearly increase education, and security. The funds also will cover the opening of the to overspend just because of good market paigns - such as the four-year Generations - is incorporated into the operating budget' Coleman-Morse Center. "A lot of times, we'll returns," he says. ''This year we have a 20- Campaign, which ended in December 2000 and is used to cover general expenses, such as percent increase. . ..That's a huge increase, - most ofthe department's fund-raising works utilities. "So when we're looking at existing get gifts for buildings, but then we have to operate them," says John Sejdinaj, assistant and we spend a lot of time trying to figure out toward receiving year-to-year, unrestricted tuition, it's already committed to things we're what the potential impact will be." donations. ''The main focus is participation," doing today," Kroll says. It is the sum of these vice president of finance and director of bud Reagan says. unrestricted funds that essentially composes get and planning. This requires extra dollars. Malpass emphasizes, too, that the over whelming success of the 2000 fiscal year, , The department does keep records of con the university's budget each year. In addition to helping its undergraduate which provided returns approaching 60 per tributors' donations,however. "We try to raise But who determines the yearly budget in students, the university has set aside some of cent, was atypical. "We probably won't see the sights of the donors and ask them to move crease - and where does the new money go? the new money for graduate students. 'The that again in our lifetime," he says. "It's a up," he saysofthe department's fund-raising. The budget isn't just thrown together. Sev university feels they have fairly good support dream year in the capital market." In the 2001 "Basically; we 'w'ant to encourage them to eral committees and groups work year-round for career and placement sources for undergrads," Kroll says. "And they want to fiscal year, which ends in June, the endow become a member of one of the [giving] to establish an acceptable proposal. societies;" Each fall, colleges and departments on cam increase support for graduates," such as estab ment is projected to return only zero to five percent, which he says is "still pretty good, The university has four such societies. The pus submit proposals detailing their plans for lishing a betternetwork of alumni for contacts relative to our peers." But because of the Edward Frederick Sorin Society requires an using new money. Provost Nathan Hatch re and career support. potential for such a discrepancy in the future, annual, unrestricted contribution of $1 ,000 or views the proposals and decides which ones Fifty-five to 65 percent ofthe money brought Malpass stresses the need to exercise some more, and it has an inner "Founder's Circle" would most benefit the students and the uni in from the tuition increase, however, will be caution. "We don't change our strategy - for those who contribute $3,000 or more. The versity asa whole. "The easy thing would be distributed among colleges and departments we're investors," he says. "We're in this for Stephen Theodore Badin Guild was estab to say 'OK, let's fund everything,'" Kroll to fund their proposed projects. "A lot of the long haul." In other words, the university lished for those who make an estate gift toth~ says. "If they were not to make those tough times, the students have this impression that EMILYCEROW decisions, tuition would be much higher." the administration is just raking it in, but over is treading - and spending - carefully, and ,;; , ;~ ~;," '" Ii university. The Order of St. Thomas More students are still paying more each year. requires annual gifts of $1,000 or more to the In the meantime, the Budget Working Group half is going back to academic programs," 00Sli OF ATTENDANCE Kroll says. Luckily for them, the spending increase, ~ ,', ~,r;;, II Law School, and the key to the John Cardinal assembles information on environmental fac spread across every, part of the budget, also, 11 O'Hara Society is donations of $1,000 or tors, higher education, historical trends and Another factor that helps to determine more per year to the MBA program. other factors that might affect the budget, such tuition increase is educational costs at com reaches the Office of Financial Aid. "Finan ND compares itself to several top universities divided into three groups. cial aid is something we're really proud of," Despite the societies' focus on unrestricted as improvements in technology and health parable universities. "We're always mak These are the averages of total student charges for 2000-2001. Sejdinaj says', citing the $34 million set aside gifts, Reagan says, "In terms of what we raise care. ing sure our tuition and fees are in line," she for aid this year. But this wasn't always the Top tier private schools: $33,165 each year, most gifts are restricted." Although Finally, the Officers' Budget Committee, says. To do so, Notre Dame looks at 22 of Top six ~verlap s?hools (B~ston College, Georgetown, Duke, Northwestern, he emphasizes the importance of all gifts, he composed of the university's top officers, U.S. News & World Report's top national case. Vanderbilt, Washington University): $32,559 adds, "Unrestricted [gifts] can be the most receives both the working group's summaries universities to study trends in tuition in About seven years ago, the university pro US News & World Report top-20 national: $31,967 precious, because the university can use the and the provost's pri'oritized list of objectives crease. Last year, of those 22, all but three vided aid for 700 students at an average of University of Notre Dame: $29,000 money forits most urgent and pressing needs." to outline a budget with a calculated increase reported total student charges at or above $5,400 per student. "We weren't meeting the Jane says that the student callers' goal is to for the next year. ' $32,000. Notre Dame, at $29,000 was one full need [of each student]," Sejdinaj says. And get unspecified donations. ''Then the univer- The proposed budget must then be ap- of the three with reported student charges only about 40 percent of students received , I 16 SCHOLASTICCOVER STORY SCHOLASTICCOVER STORY 17 PROPORTION OF TUITION INCREASE DISTRIBUTED AMONG COLLEGES AND ASSISTED BY FINANCIAL AID THIS YEAR AMOUNT BUDGETED FOR FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENTS million , students 5 percent

below the average. from a commercial telemarketing organiza sity can use [the money] for whatever they proved by the Board of Trustees' Budget But the question still remains: Why doesn't tion, the phone center works in conjunction want, including day-to-day operations," she subcommittee and finally be ratified by the the university draw on the endowment to with direct mailings. "We try very much not to says. "Most people don't specify. It's very general board before it becomes official. do cold-calling," Reagan says. rare that someone will ask for [the donation] Previous tuition raises have provided funds cover the increase in funds? "People ask, 'Why can't you just use that?'" Before receiving a telephone call, most only to be used for a specific thing." to build Rolfs Sports Recreation Center, oper Kroll says. "We've made a conscious ef alumni are mailed a pledge card asking for a For larger projects, such as the construction ate DeBartolo Hall and improve technology fort ... but we don't want to just run and raid donation. Jane says the suggested amount on of anew building, Reagan says the department across the campus. it." Because of the impressive returns this the card corresponds to past giving records often relies on personal contact with donors. Next year's 4.9-percent increase in tuition, year, the university did approve a 20-percent and the potential donor's occupation. "Ifsome "We seek out an anchor donor and fill that combined with the rest of the new money, will increase in spending ofthe endowment, which one has a more prestigious job title, we're around with various other leadership givers," fund several new and developing programs, allows for the O.3-percent cutback on the rate probably going to ask them for more money," he says. The Department of Development has including the NortheastNeighborhoodproject of tuition increase - down from last year's she says. "It also depends on how long they've regional offices scattered across the United which was established to redevelop the north 5.2-percent hike. "It means we can do a lot of been out of the university. We usually ask for States, which work on direct-contact cam east area of South Bend. things without raising tuition," Kroll says. "It a three-year pledge, because that kind of gets paigns and contact friends of the university The Office of Student Affairs will receive offsets the costs for students." them committed." Jane says, however, that who have contributed in the past or who might funds for the Office of Campus Ministry, the And why not a40- or 50-percent increase in they rarely ask for more than about $15,000 be interested in contributing. University Counseling Center and the Office over three years. Tuition also brings a significant amount of of Student Activities to improve international spending? Sejdinaj explains that although this and multicultural planning, alcohol and drug year's investments were successful, there are Although pledges for a specific amount or revenue for the university. Each year's base no guarantees for the future. "We don't want purpose are generally solicited during cam amount - not including the yearly increase education, and security. The funds also will cover the opening of the to overspend just because of good market paigns - such as the four-year Generations - is incorporated into the operating budget' Coleman-Morse Center. "A lot of times, we'll returns," he says. ''This year we have a 20- Campaign, which ended in December 2000 and is used to cover general expenses, such as percent increase. . ..That's a huge increase, - most ofthe department's fund-raising works utilities. "So when we're looking at existing get gifts for buildings, but then we have to operate them," says John Sejdinaj, assistant and we spend a lot of time trying to figure out toward receiving year-to-year, unrestricted tuition, it's already committed to things we're what the potential impact will be." donations. ''The main focus is participation," doing today," Kroll says. It is the sum of these vice president of finance and director of bud Reagan says. unrestricted funds that essentially composes get and planning. This requires extra dollars. Malpass emphasizes, too, that the over whelming success of the 2000 fiscal year, , The department does keep records of con the university's budget each year. In addition to helping its undergraduate which provided returns approaching 60 per tributors' donations,however. "We try to raise But who determines the yearly budget in students, the university has set aside some of cent, was atypical. "We probably won't see the sights of the donors and ask them to move crease - and where does the new money go? the new money for graduate students. 'The that again in our lifetime," he says. "It's a up," he saysofthe department's fund-raising. The budget isn't just thrown together. Sev university feels they have fairly good support dream year in the capital market." In the 2001 "Basically; we 'w'ant to encourage them to eral committees and groups work year-round for career and placement sources for undergrads," Kroll says. "And they want to fiscal year, which ends in June, the endow become a member of one of the [giving] to establish an acceptable proposal. societies;" Each fall, colleges and departments on cam increase support for graduates," such as estab ment is projected to return only zero to five percent, which he says is "still pretty good, The university has four such societies. The pus submit proposals detailing their plans for lishing a betternetwork of alumni for contacts relative to our peers." But because of the Edward Frederick Sorin Society requires an using new money. Provost Nathan Hatch re and career support. potential for such a discrepancy in the future, annual, unrestricted contribution of $1 ,000 or views the proposals and decides which ones Fifty-five to 65 percent ofthe money brought Malpass stresses the need to exercise some more, and it has an inner "Founder's Circle" would most benefit the students and the uni in from the tuition increase, however, will be caution. "We don't change our strategy - for those who contribute $3,000 or more. The versity asa whole. "The easy thing would be distributed among colleges and departments we're investors," he says. "We're in this for Stephen Theodore Badin Guild was estab to say 'OK, let's fund everything,'" Kroll to fund their proposed projects. "A lot of the long haul." In other words, the university lished for those who make an estate gift toth~ says. "If they were not to make those tough times, the students have this impression that EMILYCEROW decisions, tuition would be much higher." the administration is just raking it in, but over is treading - and spending - carefully, and ,;; , ;~ ~;," '" Ii university. The Order of St. Thomas More students are still paying more each year. requires annual gifts of $1,000 or more to the In the meantime, the Budget Working Group half is going back to academic programs," 00Sli OF ATTENDANCE Kroll says. Luckily for them, the spending increase, ~ ,', ~,r;;, II Law School, and the key to the John Cardinal assembles information on environmental fac spread across every, part of the budget, also, 11 O'Hara Society is donations of $1,000 or tors, higher education, historical trends and Another factor that helps to determine more per year to the MBA program. other factors that might affect the budget, such tuition increase is educational costs at com reaches the Office of Financial Aid. "Finan ND compares itself to several top universities divided into three groups. cial aid is something we're really proud of," Despite the societies' focus on unrestricted as improvements in technology and health parable universities. "We're always mak These are the averages of total student charges for 2000-2001. Sejdinaj says', citing the $34 million set aside gifts, Reagan says, "In terms of what we raise care. ing sure our tuition and fees are in line," she for aid this year. But this wasn't always the Top tier private schools: $33,165 each year, most gifts are restricted." Although Finally, the Officers' Budget Committee, says. To do so, Notre Dame looks at 22 of Top six ~verlap s?hools (B~ston College, Georgetown, Duke, Northwestern, he emphasizes the importance of all gifts, he composed of the university's top officers, U.S. News & World Report's top national case. Vanderbilt, Washington University): $32,559 adds, "Unrestricted [gifts] can be the most receives both the working group's summaries universities to study trends in tuition in About seven years ago, the university pro US News & World Report top-20 national: $31,967 precious, because the university can use the and the provost's pri'oritized list of objectives crease. Last year, of those 22, all but three vided aid for 700 students at an average of University of Notre Dame: $29,000 money forits most urgent and pressing needs." to outline a budget with a calculated increase reported total student charges at or above $5,400 per student. "We weren't meeting the Jane says that the student callers' goal is to for the next year. ' $32,000. Notre Dame, at $29,000 was one full need [of each student]," Sejdinaj says. And get unspecified donations. ''Then the univer- The proposed budget must then be ap- of the three with reported student charges only about 40 percent of students received , I 16 SCHOLASTICCOVER STORY SCHOLASTICCOVER STORY 17 scholarship assistance. raise $190 million to support scholarship pack last decade. TIP THE GIPP. [email protected] concealed eyes pop up from behind the Dissatisfied with the situation, Notre Dame ages, but missed the mark by $30 million. In 1999-2000, the average salary for full newspaper. Eventually, the guy puts the decided to make [mancial aid one of its top ''The original goal was very lofty, but we are professors was about $100,000. "Across the paper down altogether and simply stares at priorities and began searching for additional still working toward reaching that point and board, measures show that we are com the women while they work. Maybe he funds to boost its budget. "We put [football] surpassing it," says Reagan. "We did very, petitive," says Assistant Provost Jeff (}~ffil?lacrosse this year. salary expenses for three years at zero trips to the first-floor periodicals room to cials recently barred Internet searches on and who are willing to step over others to get tem, Sejdinaj says. ''That's really the right The athletic department also receives money percent increase;" Kroll says. "They're try take advantage of the free Internet access. the computers in the periodicals room. In it." way to go about it," he says. "It took us longer from any bowl games the football team plays ing to encourage people to be more frugal." Unfortunately, they're not doing research stead, the computers now feature catalog Wow. to get there, but now we don't have to charge - revenue that is kept separate from the Despite the university's attempt to cut cor for term papers. Apparently, the boys some only searches. While Notre Dame students tuition and tum around and give it to another budget. After covering expenses from the ners, the price of a Notre Dame education times show up two or three times in a single have lost out on two more research options, student." game, the rest of that $8 million goes to remains high. And as the university strives for day. Theya.lso reap the benefits of free the restriction seems to be having the de Despite having reached the goal of meeting financial aid. higher levels of excellence, the price tag will paper and ink, printing out; in full color, the sired effect-the boys haven't come in the demonstrated need, administrators say the Another sector that benefits from additional inevitably rise, too. ''There's a really diligent results of their searches. Proving they have library since the change. university is far from finished when it comes funding and the spending increase is the in effort to weigh and really make focused deci 1 absolutely no sense of shame, the hormonal high-schoolers actually ask the library work- Hungry Eyes to financial aid. structional faculty. Over the years, the average sions so they can do their best job for students J Although the Generations Campaign sur salary for full professors at Notre Dame has to keep it affordable," Kroll says. But whether ers for more In a related tip, it appears that the high passed its goal by millions of dollars, the effort increased each year to allow the university to administrators can ·strike a balance between paper when the school boys aren't the only deviants in the to raise money for financial aid fell short of stay ranked between 20th and 23rd in faculty improvements andreasonable pricing remains supply in the library. An older gentleman likes to set up expectations. The university had hoped to salaries among the top 190 institutions in the to be seen. . 0 printer runs camp to watch the female. librarians re out. In fact, shelve the books. Sporting dark sunglasses when one fe and a hunter's cap, this mystery man saun FISCAL YEAR 2001 INCREASE IN male library ters into the library and grabs a newspaper. FISCAL YEAR 2001 TOTAL BUDGET ENDOWMENT SPENDING worker ap Pretending to read the paper, he waits until proached the the librarians start stocking the shelves. boys to ask if When the women have to crouch to replace $535million 20percent they needed books on the bottom shelves or stretch for help doing re- books on the upper shelves, the sunglasses-

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My favorite aspect of lacrosse is: Jerry's Jabber playing with a team. It is a wonderful The men's basketball team experience to have people depending was eliminated from the on you and you depending on them. NCAA Tournament just two days after winning a The biggest challenge the team faces game in the tournament for this year is: our spring-break schedule, the first time in 12 years. with three games in one week and our Troy Murphy scored 17 conference games. points and posted 10 rebounds and Ryan Humphrey added 15 My most memorable experience is: points in Notre Dame's 59- upsetting Loyola in the first round of 56 defeat at the hands of the [NCAA] Tournament last year. Mississippi in round two of They had beaten us pretty badly earlier the NCAA Tournament on in the season, and it was a very Sunday .... Meanwhile, the rewarding experience to beat them. Lady Irish returned to the Sweet Sixteen after routing The hardest thing about being an Michigan 88-54 on athlete is: finding the time and energy Monday. Ruth Riley scored 21 points and to go to practice, study and do Kelley Siemon added 16 everything else I have to do. points in their final game' at the Joyce Center. No. 1 To prepare for a game I: try to go to seed Notre Dame faces bed early and go over in my head what No.5 Utah on Saturday .... I have to do in the game. Notre Dame men's lacrosse reached a new My favorite class was: any computer peak, reaching No.2 in the applications class with Lou Berzai. latest USILAlSTX poll. This highest ranking in school history is the result My least favorite class was: of a 5-0 start, including a accounting. 10-7 victory over NO.5 Loyola .... On March 10, What I miss most about my the Irish fencing team hom~town of Baltimore is: the qualified the maximum 12 weather. It is not exactly the tropics, fencers for the NCAA but it is warmer than here. Tournament to be held in Kenosha, Wis. starting today. Despite the IRISH What I will miss most when I leave absence of top sabreman Notre Dame is: all the great people, Gabor Szelle and top especially the friends I have made over sabrewoman Natalia four years. Mazur, only the Irish and EYES Saint John's managed to After my senior year, I plan to: get a qualify a full squad .... job in finance, probably in Chicago or Track-and-field athletes ON Ryan Shay and Liz Grow New York. There are also post ,. earned All-American Senior David Ulrich, an attack for the Notre collegiate lacrosse opportunities that I might pursue, but none that would be a honors at the NCAA Indoor Cham-pionships held at Dame men's lacrosse team and one of the career. team's four captains, has led the team since he the Uni-versity of Arkansas on March 9 and 10. Grow arrived his freshman year. Ulrich was recently My feelings on being named a finalist ran .4 seconds slower than named one of 15 finalists for the Tewaaraton for the Tewaaraton Award are: I am her school-record 53.3 en Award, an award given annually to the top honored and surprised. I am not even route to an eighth-place sure if I am the best player on our team! finish in the 400-meter run. male and female lacrosse players in the I do not expect to win, but I am very Shay finished ninth in the United States. proud to have been named a finalist. SOOO-meter run, falling 10 seconds short of his school-record 13:52.66 in - Jennifer Morgan the event. 0

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I I - . - - especially on the track. The Notre Dame learned to hit, and this translated into wins 1\ baseball team fell victim to the track in for the Irish. After a close loss to Michigan 1949 , ',' March of 1949 when its starting shortstop, that broke their winning streak, the Irish Pete Koblosh, suffered what appeared to be faced their biggest challenge of the season as There's one great thing an ankle separation while running in practice. yet - the University of Illinois. Illinois, a The loss of Koblosh, who had hit for the perennially strong team, started the season about going fishing here. highest batting average among the team's 4-1 and, while playing a tough schedule, had regulars during the ' 48 season, was a big only improved since then. BY JESSICA DAUES blow to an Irish team that was already Notre Dame came to Champaign, Ill. ready considered offensively poor. to fight and won the first game 6-1 behind an There's no limit. FROZEN "There never was much of a question excellent performance by pitcher John about the fielding ability of the club," said "Soup" Campbell. Determined not to be Ray Fitzgerald of The Notre Dame swept by an upstart Irish team, the Fighting MOMENTS Scholastic. "Hitting was, and is, the biggest Illini kept the second game close, and by problem." Hitting became an even-bigger the top of the fifth they led Notre Dame 1- problem when the Fieldhouse brought down O. The Irish tied the game up after a triple Koblosh, a player on whom Head Coach by first baseman Dick Giedlin and a Jake Kline had counted as one of the team's sacrifice fly by shortstop Emil Garafolo. offensive leaders for the coming season. Illinois quickly fell apart soon after, walking Kline knew that a team needed good four and committing three errors. When the offense as well as defense to play with the game ended, the score read 5-1 in favor of best, and he looked to spend considerable the Irish. time working with his players on their batting. Notre Dame finished the second half of Kline's plans were thwarted, however, the season with a 9-2 record, earning a 20-8 Overcoming injuries and when the March weather in South Bend regular-season record and a place in the struggling bats, the Notre Dame proved inhospitable to baseball practice. District Four playoffs. There, the Irish beat Two weeks before the season-opener both Purdue and Western Michigan to baseball team makes its first against Indiana, the Irish still had not advance to the NCAA Tournament - the NCAA Tournament appearance practiced outside. Although batting first team in the program's 4 7 -year history to in: Irish history. practice indoors in the Fieldhouse was do so. Unfortunately, the first round pitted better than nothing, as Fitzgerald pointed Notre Dame against a strong Wake Forest NOTRE DAME: 5 out, "Hitting in the windless, airless squad, and the Irish lost two straight games UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: 1 Fieldhouse is a little different from hitting 'to the Demon Deacons, 4-1 and 10-7. Wake '> . , -. . -. .' under game conditions, with a 25-mile wind Forest went on to advance to the College

'", - . '. . .-. ~ blowing in from center field and a fast left World Series, where it eventually lost to the hander on the mound." champion Texas Longhorns. he Notre Dame Fieldhouse was a This indoor practice seemingly did very Still reeling from their first-round -~- Tlegend in its time. Originally little to help the team's offensive skills. knockout, Notre Dame receded from the ~" built in 1898, the structure, with its Notre Dame lost both of its first two games spotlight and began planning for next year's j dirt floor, exposed rafters and room for against Indiana and then went on to split a season. The future looked bright for a 6,000 screaming Irish fans, was a terror to series with Iowa. After starting the year 1-3, program that had risen from nowhere to earn I' Irish opponents. By the late' 40s, however, this season looked to be a painful one for the Notre Dame its first~ever seed in the NCAA the Fieldhouse began to draw more than Irish faithful. Tournament and national recognition of a just opponents' blood. One by one, athletes Out of nowhere, though, Notre Dame school usually known for its football success on both teams suffered due to the hazardous bounced back from its 1-3 record and won only. After 47 years, Notre Dame baseball conditions at the aging Fieldhouse, its next six games. Kline's team had finally had finally earned the nation's respect. 0 Got the urge?N ) . . . . ) . . . : '.' . .' . .

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LEEDELEON & JESSICADAUES Wilson Invitational, Shay ran his personal best in the 3,000- meter, posting a time of 8:05.44. This finish, although good hile many students left off the lycra-c1ad physical activ enough to rank Shay 20th nationally among 3,000-meter run track team members know anything about W ity with the onset of the South Bend winter, the Notre ners, was not good enough to reserve him a spot in the NCAA the events as a whole or other athletes as Dame men's track team began its winter indoor championships. individuals, and many have complained that season - a season that, while successful, was a bittersweet one. Looking back, Shay is very satisfied with how he performed this has caused a lack of unity in the team. No Combating a lack of team experience and chemistry, Notre this season. "I'm pretty pleased with my times this year," Shay team meetings were held this year to combat Dame completed the 2000-2001 season knowing that though says. "I really feel like I've improved a lot." the problem, nor were there many forums for they had achieved many great things, they were capable of doing Shay has improved - significantly. He put up amazing members of the team to interact with each much more. numbers this season, shaving a whopping 15 seconds off his other. On paper, the team lived up to many expectations. Since joining lowest 3,000-meter time and an equally impressive 16 seconds This lack of communication killed the the Big East in 1995, Notre Dame has finished as one of the top three off his best 5,000-meter time. team's chemistry before it even had 'a teams in the conference for five consecutive seasons. The Irish Track Coach Joe Piane had nothing put praise for his senior chance to form, and many members be continued the streak this year, finishing third in the Big East captain. "He's the hardest worker I've ever had," he says. "He lieve the lack of unity to be the team's Championships behind Georgetown, which captured its fourth gets a lot out of the talent he has. Ryan has the fire in his belly downfall. Even Shay admitted that there consecutive Big East title, and Seton Hall, which edged out the Irish to do great things." was "not as milch of a team aspect this year as there has been in the past," and "not everyone knows each other ... there is a lack of leadership." Leadership has indeed been a problem for the team. At the end of the year, when asked who the captains of the team were, some of the track members still had no coming out of the off-season, but things just didn't work out," idea. Even Shay, a captain himself, admitted there was Wray says. "We just didn't do as well as we had wanted. confusion surrounding the team's leaders, and that he "still Finishing third in the Big East was actually a disappointment in [didn't] know who this year's track captains actually are." my opinion." The problems surrounding leadership were perhaps especially Many team members recognized the same potential Wray saw in troublesome to this year's team because of its youth and inexperi the team. And while the majority of the team performed well in ence. Out of the 63 members of the team, only nine are seniors, and practice, its members admitted that they always seemed to under 23 are true freshmen - freshmen who may have benefited from a achieve in meets. "In practice things went so well," Shay says, "but strong senior presence. "We just need more experience," Setta says. when it came down to the actual races, not everyone put it together." While this inexperience put the team at a disadvantage this Sophomore Nick Setta agrees. "So many guys run workouts season, it may prove beneficial in years to come. No one believes by only seven points. Other track members have earned high honors as well. Fresh really well, but there's something missing during the meets." this more than Piane. "The future of this pro gram is very bright," he The track team members also fulfilled many individual man triple-jumper Godwin Mbagwu finished second in the Big The missing piece, it appears, is team chemistry. Despite many says. "We aren't graduating many athletes, and I have a lot of expectations by posting some dazzling performances. Per East Championships with ajump of 48-23/4 and also holds the persOl)al achievements and a respectable finish, track members still outstanding recruits coming in. I think we will have a much better haps the most recognizable of all the track members, senior honor of the longest triple jump for the Irish this season with a perform in relative obscurity, overshadowed by higher-profile team next year." co-captain Ryan Shay, the only Irish All-American in track, 50-33/4. Senior Andrew Cooper won the high jump at the Alex sports such as basketball and baseball. This can sometimes be a As the snow melts, the team will begin its outdoor season, and this finished first in the 5,000-meter race - marking his fourth Wilson Invitational with an impressive leap of six feet, nine positive thing, as members perform for the sheer joy of their sport. year the Irish are hungry for more than just another third-place career conference championship - and second in the 3,000- inches, an unexpected but not undeserved win for the high "Track athletes are like offensive linemen. They work incredibly finish. 'The team knows it has the potenti'alto do well- very well. meter. jumper. hard, but don't get nearly the amount of recognition that they It also knows that its success is dependent on the team's perfor Winning is nothing new to Shay, a nationally known track star "I was not the top-ranked guy," said Cooper after the meet, deserve," Setta says. mance as a whole, and not simply as individuals competing in who finished 10th in the Olympic Trials. His school-record time "but I was jumping really well and everything else just fell into This lack of recognition can also be detrimental to the spirit of the specific events. The members of the team recognize their past of 13:52.66, recorded at the Meyo Invitational earlier this place for me.", team. Lack of publicity leaves many talented track members problems and refuse to dwell on them as they prepare for the season, earned Shay a place in the NCAA National Champion Although the individual performances and the team's third unknown to the general public and even to other members of the indoor season. "I am just going to use this indoor season as a ships where he finished ninth and earned his third consecutive place finish were far fr()m an embarrassment, senior co-captain tealI! itself. Track, a largely individual sport, features many distinct motivation for outdoor," Wray says. "I am not going to dwell on All-American title. In the ~,OOO-meter, a mere second separated Terry Wray was not quite satisfied with the team's performance and specialized events, and many team members never communi it. It will just serve as inspiration for me to work harder and do Shay's time from the qualifying time. In another meet, the Alex during the winter indoor season. "We had a lot of promise cate with other members who compete in different fields. Few better." 0

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GERARDMESKILL Humphrey to transfer, and if the Irish were supposed to lose to," says center Harold his is a big day in my life, one that I to have any hope of success in 2000-01, Swanagan. "We should have been in, but we did not see coming," said MattDoherty . these two men had to be part of the formula. didn't get there." : .. t l.,,,,..:...,,, "I was just cruising along in South Brey understood this well. Despitefalling short, the 1999-2000 cam Bend, and then the phone rang, and here I "I think you can be very clear saying that paign was considered a great success for the "'" am. Maybe a lot of you saw this coming, but [Murphy] sticking around is the key for us Irish basketball program. But no one was I never did." getting back into the NCAA Tournament shouting "encore!" The Irish began the,sea Doherty was not the only one caught off after an II-year drought," Brey says. son knowing that if they did not make the guard. His departure was the last thing any'" And so Brey made every effort possible to NCAA Tournament, many would consider of the Irish faithful could have predicted or ensure that Murphy's stay this year would the year a failure. wanted. After leading the Fighting Irish to a be pleasant. Due in part to Brey's efforts, Notre Dame's early response to this chal 22-15 record and a second-place finish in Murphy saw the change in power as a 10ng lenge was extraordinary. For the first time the NIT Tournament in his first year as head term positive experience on his career. ever, the Irish scored more than 100 points coach, Matt Doherty was leaving Notre "It was a learning experience meeting all in back-to-back games to open the season. Dame for North Carolina. these new assistant coaches," Murphy says. Notre Dame then defeated both highly touted Prior to the announcement, everything "It was difficult, but it made me a better Cincinnati and Vanderbilt on the road to was heading in the right direction for the basketball player." post a 4-0 record and earn a No. 10 ranking Irish basketball program: All-American for Humphrey's situation was even trickier, in the AP poll. ward Troy Murphy had passed on the NBA as he had never even played a game for the Then the Irish pendulum swung. The draft to return for another year, All-Big 12 mim who brought him to South Bend. After unranked Indiana Hoosiers embarrassed the forward Ryan Humphrey was eligible for news of Doherty'S departure, Humphrey Irish at home, holding Notre Dame to 38- play after transferring from Oklahoma to had dortbts whether or not to remain at percent shooting from the floor and dominat Notre Dame in 1999 and point guard Jimmy Notre Dame but was reassured by his team ing the Irish in front of a national audience. Dillon was the only graduation casualty to mates and the new coach. Things went from bad to worse for the the team's nucleus. Irish fans smelled an "[Remaining] was a tough decision," Irish when Miami of Ohio rolled into town. NCAA Tournament berth looming. But just Humphrey says. "I think my teammates and Following an incident in which Troy Murphy as the Irish basketball euphoria threatened everyone around here did a good job on was caught using a fake ID to enter a local bar, to reach an unparalleled peak, coach Doherty helping me get through [the coaching Brey opted not to start the All-American as introduced a cruel dose of reality. change]. Everyone, including Mike Brey, punishment. Less than five minutes into the Athletic Director Kevin White, also new knew I wanted to stay because of the team game, Murphy came off the bench, but in the to" the Notre Dame scene, wasted little time· we have and just this coaching staff." end it was irrelevant. The Irish were reeling as in beginning a full-fledged search for a When Humphrey and Murphy both bought Miami handed Notre Dame its second con replacement. Within days, University of into his plans for the 2000-01 campaign, secutive loss to an unranked opponent at Delaware's Mike Brey was named the third Brey and his team were finally able to focus home. The defeats dropped Notre Dame to Notre Dame men's basketball coach in three on basketball. After falling just short of an No. 21 in the AP poll. years. Unlike Doherty's inaugural season, NCAA Tournament bid in 2000, everyone From there, the Irish coasted to four con Brey's came with some major expectations on the squad knew that it would take some secutive victories against teams with ratings and difficulties: Win the trust of the players thing special to earn the right to play in percentage indices (RPIs) all above 100. - especially of Murphy and Humphrey - basketball's premier tournament. Notre Dame then faced Syracuse on the road. and return to the NCAA Tournament for the "We all worked as hard as we could to be For the second straight time, the Irish played ~first time in 11 years. After all, it was Doherty a good team [last year], but unfortunately poorly on ESPN, losing 79-70. Less than a who convinced Murphy to stay and we lost some games to teams we weren't week later, Seton Hall edged the Irish on

SCHOLASTICSPORTS 27 TRUE PLAYAS Strong performances by players like Martin Ingelsby helped the Irish squad capture the title in the West Division of the Big East. However, many questioned the depth of the Irish bench.

SCHOLASTICSPORTS 27 ESPN and Kentucky trounced Notre Dame ing to secure a one-point Irish victory. Three NCAA Tournament, citing that Notre Dame on CBS. In the eyes of the nation, Notre days later, Notre Dame clinched its first had not won a game in almost a month. Brey Dame was failing badly to make its case for ever division championship in Blacksburg, brushed such concerns aside, assuring the an NCAA Tournament berth. The AP poll Va. after massacring Virginia Tech. At the world that after an II-year hiatus, the Irish reflected the slide, dropping Notre Dame end of a turbulent season, Notre Dame fi would be ready for competition. from the top-25 for the first time in the nally had something tangible for its efforts: "I think momentum going into the NCAA season. a championship trophy. Tournament is overrated," Brey says. "I just Nevertheless, forward David Graves in "When you lock the league with three think that motivation and hunger and focus sists that the Irish did not feel pressure to games to play, you've played a pretty good are going to take care of themselves." peIiorm. season," Graves says. Ifhungerwas scoring potential, then Graves "Pressure is what you put on yourself, so Following the division-clinching victory, entered the first-round showdown starving. we just went out," Graves says., "We knew the Irish suffered a considerable letdown, 'Gravesscored20pointsona7-for-7effortthat ' we were a good team. We just went out and dropping their final three games, including saw the Irish shoot 63 percent as a team. played," a bad loss to Pittsburgh in the Big East Carroll scored 21 points and Murphy added This attitude was just whatthe Irish needed Tournament. 19, despite shooting just 6-for-17. to swing the pendulum back to prosperity. "I think if you look at conference tourna After trailing early in the first half, the Notre Dame rattled off eight consecutive ments this week, it was kind of a little bit of Irish built a double-digit lead and never victories, spanning from mid-January into a rule of thumb where the teams that have looked back, winning theirfrrstNCAA Tour February. Of those eight victories, two in secured bids maybe didn't playas well and nament contest since 1989. particular caught the nation's eye: back-to didn't play like their life was on the line," Then the Irish pendulum took a swing for back wins over No. 11 Syracuse and No.1 0 Brey says. "I can certainly say that we the worse. Less than 48 hours after the Irish Georgetown. The marquis victories ended looked like that at times." won their first NCAA Tournament game in Notre Dame's four-week drought in the AP The letdown was irrelevant once Selec a dozen years, they were packing for South polls, earning the Irish the No. 23 ranking. tion Sunday arrived. After 11 years of watch Bend after a season-ending 59-56 defeat More importantly, Notre Dame had gone ing the NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame against Ole Miss. Notre Dame opened the from a likely NIT tournament bid to the No. was once again a participant, earning a No. contest 0-for-8 from the floor, setting the 5 seed in most experts' NCAA Tournament 6 seed in the Midwest and drawing an open tone for a mere 29-percent shooting, its projections. ing-round game against Xavier. worst peIiormance ofthe year. Despite the "That was a huge stretch for us," Graves "It is an honor to be a part of [the NCAA team's offensive woes, the Irish stayed with s~ys. "A lot of people wouldn't win those Tournament]," Brey says. "It has been a the Rebels until the game's final posses two games [against Syracuse and long time for the young men that have been sion. Five-foot-5 Reb~l point guard Jason VJVVl ,k "" ..,n,,,"',' :iJJer.jibikJ"Jj~i:hi'~"" Georgetown], but we did and we gave our at this institution but also for Notre Dame Harrison's three-pointer with under a minute ".' - selves a cushion." fans around the world." , to play sunk the Irish, giving Mississippi the '. . . From that point on, never again did the Once again immersed in unfamiliar wa lead for good. KATHLEENCORTE erything from poetry readings to live band s~allandiliey all flock~dtogeth~r; Now a Irish fall out of the polls or the NCAA ters, the Irish looked to their new coach for With the defeat, serious concerns are once peIiormances. Coro Primavera, a choir that lot more people are going to the events." Tournament projections. By the end of the guidance in the postseason. again revolving around Irish basketball. Al ' orget those Ricky Martin and Enrique peIiorms at Spanish Masses on campus, and The school's talent will be showcased winning streak, the Irish had climbed back "[Coach Brey's] been there before, coach though Murphy's future remains uncertain FIglesias videos on MTV. You won't Mariachi ND are both slated to appear. mainly through dances peIiormed by sev to No. 14 in the APpoll and had a solid lead ing atDuke and leading Delaware teams to the as he contemplates entering the NBA draft, have to depend on TV or the radio for A highlight of this year's Latin Expres eral groups and individuals. The two long for first place in the West Division of the NCAA Tournament," says team captain at least the Irish can be sure that Brey will the infectious rhythm of Latin music when sions is the Oxib K' ajau Guatemalan Cul est dances - salsa and merengue - were Big East. Seton Hall finally ended the Irish Ingelsby. "He's just kind of showing us the stick around, and that no matter what hap Notre Dame and St. Mary's students take to tural Mariinba Group, which will introduce choreographed by computer science and winning streak immediately before the Big way." pens next season, nobody can take this year's 0' Laughlin Auditorium for the 11 th annual the audience to marimba, a type of music engineering professor Ramzi Bualuan and East showdown between division leaders The way to NCAA success for the Irish accomplishments away. D Latin Expressions. unique to Guatemala. feature groups of eight dancers. Notre Dame and No.1 0 Boston College. In ran through Xavier. Going into Assad expects the current popularity of HUDDLE The team's fraternity played a large role in its The event showcases the musical and danc Although Latin Expressions focuses on a game that became an instant classic, Mar the contest, many analysts success the past season. ing abilities of Notre Dame and St. Mary's Latino traditions, students and groups of all Latin music and dancing to draw people to tin Ingelsby provided a heroic off-balance questioned whether the Irish students and Latino groups in the South Bend backgrounds will appear in the show. "Just the event. "I've been to a lot of dorm dances, ,jumper with less than four seconds remain~ could be succ,e,ssful in the " community. "It's almost like a talent show, take a look at our opening dance," Rodriguez and when we put on Latin music, people just but it focuses more on the Latino traditions," says. "There's so many different cultures go crazy," she says. "They're like, 'Oh, says Heriberto Rodriguez, president of La just in that." In keeping with its theme of Vanessa, how do you dance to that?' " Alianza, the Latino 'student organization that diversity, Latin Expressions will also fea Perhaps the most important function of sponsors Latin Expressions. ture peIiormances by groups such as Troop Latin Expressions is that it brings Latino Instead of spotlighting the culture of just ND and First Class Steppers. cultures on campus into the spotlight. "It' s one Latin American nation, the show will The event has grown and changed in really a great way for people to share part offer a variety of dances and music. "We try presentation as well as in attendance since it of their culture and also to show that to include all the different types of cul began in 1990. "We used to have bands people can appreciate other cultures," tures," says Latin Expressions commissioner [come from off campus], but it went away Assad says, "and it just gives me a chance Vanessa Assad, a sophomore who coordi from the mission, which is to present to the to dance!" 0 nated this year's event. "Our decorations Notre Dame, South Bend and St. Mary's - Photo by Kate Foster will include flags from every single Latin communities with what we have in our Latin Expressions will take place Friday, A1nerican country." schools," Rodriguez says. "The Latin popu March 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at The night's entertainment includes ev- lation here is so diverse. Before, it was so the LaFortune box office.

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------~-- ESPN and Kentucky trounced Notre Dame ing to secure a one-point Irish victory. Three NCAA Tournament, citing that Notre Dame on CBS. In the eyes of the nation, Notre days later, Notre Dame clinched its first had not won a game in almost a month. Brey Dame was failing badly to make its case for ever division championship in Blacksburg, brushed such concerns aside, assuring the an NCAA Tournament berth. The AP poll Va. after massacring Virginia Tech. At the world that after an II-year hiatus, the Irish reflected the slide, dropping Notre Dame end of a turbulent season, Notre Dame fi would be ready for competition. from the top-25 for the first time in the nally had something tangible for its efforts: "I think momentum going into the NCAA season. a championship trophy. Tournament is overrated," Brey says. "I just Nevertheless, forward David Graves in "When you lock the league with three think that motivation and hunger and focus sists that the Irish did not feel pressure to games to play, you've played a pretty good are going to take care of themselves." peIiorm. season," Graves says. Ifhungerwas scoring potential, then Graves "Pressure is what you put on yourself, so Following the division-clinching victory, entered the first-round showdown starving. we just went out," Graves says., "We knew the Irish suffered a considerable letdown, 'Gravesscored20pointsona7-for-7effortthat ' we were a good team. We just went out and dropping their final three games, including saw the Irish shoot 63 percent as a team. played," a bad loss to Pittsburgh in the Big East Carroll scored 21 points and Murphy added This attitude was just whatthe Irish needed Tournament. 19, despite shooting just 6-for-17. to swing the pendulum back to prosperity. "I think if you look at conference tourna After trailing early in the first half, the Notre Dame rattled off eight consecutive ments this week, it was kind of a little bit of Irish built a double-digit lead and never victories, spanning from mid-January into a rule of thumb where the teams that have looked back, winning theirfrrstNCAA Tour February. Of those eight victories, two in secured bids maybe didn't playas well and nament contest since 1989. particular caught the nation's eye: back-to didn't play like their life was on the line," Then the Irish pendulum took a swing for back wins over No. 11 Syracuse and No.1 0 Brey says. "I can certainly say that we the worse. Less than 48 hours after the Irish Georgetown. The marquis victories ended looked like that at times." won their first NCAA Tournament game in Notre Dame's four-week drought in the AP The letdown was irrelevant once Selec a dozen years, they were packing for South polls, earning the Irish the No. 23 ranking. tion Sunday arrived. After 11 years of watch Bend after a season-ending 59-56 defeat More importantly, Notre Dame had gone ing the NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame against Ole Miss. Notre Dame opened the from a likely NIT tournament bid to the No. was once again a participant, earning a No. contest 0-for-8 from the floor, setting the 5 seed in most experts' NCAA Tournament 6 seed in the Midwest and drawing an open tone for a mere 29-percent shooting, its projections. ing-round game against Xavier. worst peIiormance ofthe year. Despite the "That was a huge stretch for us," Graves "It is an honor to be a part of [the NCAA team's offensive woes, the Irish stayed with s~ys. "A lot of people wouldn't win those Tournament]," Brey says. "It has been a the Rebels until the game's final posses two games [against Syracuse and long time for the young men that have been sion. Five-foot-5 Reb~l point guard Jason VJVVl ,k "" ..,n,,,"',' :iJJer.jibikJ"Jj~i:hi'~"" Georgetown], but we did and we gave our at this institution but also for Notre Dame Harrison's three-pointer with under a minute ".' - selves a cushion." fans around the world." , to play sunk the Irish, giving Mississippi the '. . . From that point on, never again did the Once again immersed in unfamiliar wa lead for good. KATHLEENCORTE erything from poetry readings to live band s~allandiliey all flock~dtogeth~r; Now a Irish fall out of the polls or the NCAA ters, the Irish looked to their new coach for With the defeat, serious concerns are once peIiormances. Coro Primavera, a choir that lot more people are going to the events." Tournament projections. By the end of the guidance in the postseason. again revolving around Irish basketball. Al ' orget those Ricky Martin and Enrique peIiorms at Spanish Masses on campus, and The school's talent will be showcased winning streak, the Irish had climbed back "[Coach Brey's] been there before, coach though Murphy's future remains uncertain FIglesias videos on MTV. You won't Mariachi ND are both slated to appear. mainly through dances peIiormed by sev to No. 14 in the APpoll and had a solid lead ing atDuke and leading Delaware teams to the as he contemplates entering the NBA draft, have to depend on TV or the radio for A highlight of this year's Latin Expres eral groups and individuals. The two long for first place in the West Division of the NCAA Tournament," says team captain at least the Irish can be sure that Brey will the infectious rhythm of Latin music when sions is the Oxib K' ajau Guatemalan Cul est dances - salsa and merengue - were Big East. Seton Hall finally ended the Irish Ingelsby. "He's just kind of showing us the stick around, and that no matter what hap Notre Dame and St. Mary's students take to tural Mariinba Group, which will introduce choreographed by computer science and winning streak immediately before the Big way." pens next season, nobody can take this year's 0' Laughlin Auditorium for the 11 th annual the audience to marimba, a type of music engineering professor Ramzi Bualuan and East showdown between division leaders The way to NCAA success for the Irish accomplishments away. D Latin Expressions. unique to Guatemala. feature groups of eight dancers. Notre Dame and No.1 0 Boston College. In ran through Xavier. Going into Assad expects the current popularity of HUDDLE The team's fraternity played a large role in its The event showcases the musical and danc Although Latin Expressions focuses on a game that became an instant classic, Mar the contest, many analysts success the past season. ing abilities of Notre Dame and St. Mary's Latino traditions, students and groups of all Latin music and dancing to draw people to tin Ingelsby provided a heroic off-balance questioned whether the Irish students and Latino groups in the South Bend backgrounds will appear in the show. "Just the event. "I've been to a lot of dorm dances, ,jumper with less than four seconds remain~ could be succ,e,ssful in the " community. "It's almost like a talent show, take a look at our opening dance," Rodriguez and when we put on Latin music, people just but it focuses more on the Latino traditions," says. "There's so many different cultures go crazy," she says. "They're like, 'Oh, says Heriberto Rodriguez, president of La just in that." In keeping with its theme of Vanessa, how do you dance to that?' " Alianza, the Latino 'student organization that diversity, Latin Expressions will also fea Perhaps the most important function of sponsors Latin Expressions. ture peIiormances by groups such as Troop Latin Expressions is that it brings Latino Instead of spotlighting the culture of just ND and First Class Steppers. cultures on campus into the spotlight. "It' s one Latin American nation, the show will The event has grown and changed in really a great way for people to share part offer a variety of dances and music. "We try presentation as well as in attendance since it of their culture and also to show that to include all the different types of cul began in 1990. "We used to have bands people can appreciate other cultures," tures," says Latin Expressions commissioner [come from off campus], but it went away Assad says, "and it just gives me a chance Vanessa Assad, a sophomore who coordi from the mission, which is to present to the to dance!" 0 nated this year's event. "Our decorations Notre Dame, South Bend and St. Mary's - Photo by Kate Foster will include flags from every single Latin communities with what we have in our Latin Expressions will take place Friday, A1nerican country." schools," Rodriguez says. "The Latin popu March 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at The night's entertainment includes ev- lation here is so diverse. Before, it was so the LaFortune box office.

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------~-- "WHEN WE MEET AGAIN"

My friends they were few but to me they were true / All we was trying Yeah, It's That Easy to do was just make it through / Always thought for the future, but Having the time of his life both musically and we shouldn't have cared / All the best things in life we shared them personally, G. Love makes it all look simple right there.

CARRIESWEENEY advance in G. Love's career as he refines Easy. over the place. So why haven't a lot of his sound with each release. The original trio soon regrouped for a people outside of the East Coast heard of Love, the 28-year-old Philadel Whereas his initial album paid tribute tour, which, although it brought in ap him? Gphia-based musician, has always to cars, girls, summer and ball, by his proximately $300,000, actually cost G. "Our biggest problem is thatMTV doesn't managed to be pretty cool in that third effort, he was addressing issues from Love $50,000, as he never received a know we exist," G. Love told the Inquirer. laid-back, do-your-own-thing, rock-star kind slavery and drugs to gun violence and dime of the earnings. However, the band However, he deals with the band's some of way. Even before he was born, he was trust. And as his lyrics expanded and ma persevered and went on to produce times-frustrating anonymity gracefully. listening to pretty decent music - his first tured, his sound evolved as well. Rolling Philadelphonic. G. Love picked the title, "You have to live with all the choices you concert, in utero, was a 1972 Rolling Stones Stone called his latest effort, which is a word he has long used to de make," he says. "I've learned that much performance. During his teenage years in Philadelphonic, "the breeziest album the scribe what he calls "the sound of Phila- about the business. The executives have the 1980s, a decade infamous for its "cre band has recorded," and Entertainment . delphia." G. Love epitomizes this sound, other artists to focus on. I'm just me." ative" fashion trends and similarly ques Weekly said "G. Love takes a crazy vari which encompasses "a little bit of every The band hopes that its name will continue tionable music, he listened to classic blues ety of styles - hip-hop, rural blues, '70s thing - hip-hop, blues, funky beats, a to spread with their current tour, which covers artists. He started playing guitar at age funk, '60s folk - and stirs them into a little bit of jazz, street-smart lyrics, the entire United States. "It's mostly a club eight and wrote his first song as a fresh gumbo that somehow tastes perfect. reggae," he explains. tour, but we're hitting up a few colleges," he man in high school. Today, with his fifth Philadelphonic is sleeker and more G. Love also formed a label with the says. "We're excited to see Notre Dame." album, The Electric Mile, set for release streamlined than its three predecessors." band's manager, Jason Brown, which he Whether or not they ever become house on April 24 and with a concert scheduled G. Love anticipates that The Electric named Philadelphonic Records. "This is hold names, G. Love and his bandmates at Notre Dame on March 30, G. Love is as Mile will again break boundaries and bring a great place for music right now," he told maintain an optimistic philosophy that confident in his musical instincts and abili his sound to a new level. "This album is the Philadelphia Inquirer. "The whole spills back and forth between their lives ties as ever. still kind of our trademark hip-hop blues, next phase of rhythm and blues is here [in and their music. "I have a thing I tell Born Garrett Dutton, G. Love was but it leans a little more towards classic Philadelphia]: It's a breeding ground myself," G. Love says. "When the waves hooked on blues early. After high school, rock," G. Love explains. "It's us, just whether we know it or not." G. Love and get rough, I try to think like a surfer. You plaining that his fifth album is not this spring's going through, to simply pick up a guitar he attended Skidmore College for a se doing our thing, and it's the combination his label work to· support and promote just ride through stuff. You fall off, you .only cause for celebration. "My girlfriend and and play - music is an incredible thing . mester before dropping out and heading of a lot of material we worked on last year. many up-and-coming young artists, in get back on your board quickly. There are I are going to have a baby in July, so that's I'm going to remember as long as I live to Boston, where he met drummer Jeffrey We feature some special guests, and it's cluding the Princes of Babylon, which bumps - the key-is how you ride them. If obviously awesome," he says. "Right now looking up at the end of 'Stepping Stones' "the Houseman" Clemens at the· Tam just pretty cool." performed at Notre Dame in the fall. I'm"backstage anct::people are pulling on .1'm just chilling, letting it all happen." when we did Letterman, and seeing Dr. 0' Shanter, a local pub. After performing Things haven't always been so cool, In addition to expanding into the pro me, wanting things from me, I tell myself, Despite his busy upcoming schedule, John [another Philly musician with whom together a few times, the two added bass however:~ After Coast to Coast Motel duction field, G. Love has managed to 'Just surf it.' If I'm dealing with record G. Love refuses to forget his pf?rsonal G. Love worked during his break from player Jim "Jazz" Prescott, and soon G. didn't sell as well as the debut album, the maximize his visibility as of late in other company problems, Ijust surf it. Nothing philosophy when dealing_with his hectic Special Sauce]. Love and Special Sauce were recording group toured and nearly broke up over ways, with performances on Comedy is that extreme." career. "The moral is, you have to chill "We let the last note ring out, and I demo tapes. In May 1994, they released financial disagreements. Clemens and Central's Turn Ben Stein On and with His evident self-contentment and his out in a bad situation, go with what's in looked over and gave him the respect, their self-titled debut album and followed Prescott decided to take a break, and G. songs on last year's movie Whipped. He's laid-back, worry~free outlook might stem front of you," he says. and he just nodded at me, both of us it up with 1995's Coast to Coast Motel, Love worked with three other bands, performed pn Late Night with David from sources other than his ever-growing "The real stuff happens when you im with a twinkle in our eye, just feeling 1997's Yeah, It's That Easy, and 1999's King's Court, All Fellas Band and Philly Letterman arid at numerous HORDE and music career. "I have· a lot to look forward to provise. Besides all the crap you go this cool moment. I wouldn't trade that Philadelphonic. Each record signals an Cartel, on material for Yeah, It's That . MTV concerts: The guy is obviously all personally right now, as well," he says, ex- through that you can't even believe you're stuff for anything in the world." Q

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, 1 • SHOW ME SOMHHlNC II ; ; ! , , for us. Nevertheless, when I journeyed to the courtyard for some rapped over the grooves of a next-generation jazz ensemble, its i fresh air, I was astounded to find that it was still light out and was members no older than us. . ~ Things Are Looking Up spellbound by the courtyard fountain, which blazed with fire atop Everything was pretty chill inside The Funky Butt, but on our the water. After we all had a look at the fountain, somebody decided way out, we were accosted by a man with a bucket. (This where OOB survives a Big Easy spring break by Kara 'Zuaro it was time to go. my version of the story will diverge from the others.) Trinidad While the rest of the group strummed guitars and sang in one of was one of those tall and lovely Cajuns whom you read about in . . the hotel rooms, T-Bone and I decided to take a little nap. We New Orleans fiction. He had a magical rhythm to his speech, local fare. Unfortunately, it being a Sunday, all the real restaurants headed back to the Big Easy headquarters, put Blade Runner on the· crazy braids and a hazy cloud about him. He called himself the were closed and we had to settle for some Gumbo Poopa at the tube and set the alarm so that we could rise and rally in a couple of best street performer in N' Awlins, but I didn't like the looks of Acme Oyster and Seafood House, a T.G.!: Friday's-like establish~ hours. I twas 8 p.m. him. I crossed my arms and glared at him, and he told, m. e to ment in the French Quarter. . And then suddenly (oops!) it was midnight and somebody was loosen up. He said wedidn 't have to give him money if we didn't With Sunday evening came the heaviest downpour I'd ever pounding on the door! !twas the girls, and I was very, very like his trick,butlknewhehadabunchofcroniesinside, and we witnessed. Standing forlornly under the hotel awning, we encoun .confused. Why was the TV so loud? Why was it midnight? Why were standingon a desolate street corner, away from the touristy tered a peculiar family; each meml:ier with a different accent. The · .couldri' t I tUrn off the alarm clock and why did it sound like a river? Quarter, and I was sure we were going to die. . mother was Southern, the father Apparently, the.alarm was one of those gentle wake-up deals, When we walked away, he chased us around the corner, soundedEnglisb, the son either Scot- C. . meaning that it started out quiet and slowly worked its way up toa wielding his bucket high in the air and beginning to sing into it, \) '. ", n I tish or Irish and the daughter loud volume. And instead of "buzzer" or "radio," the alarm had R.KeIlystyle. I was not as amused by this asthe rest of the group. , )\ ' .. ~ had to be Eastern E).lropean. been set to the "babbling brook" function. So rather than rouse us, Once we gave him enough cash to buy a drink, he dashed back . ~C.·.-l "It's great.weather," quipped · the alarm deepened our slumbers andOrownedoutally attempt to .' into the bar, and I waS reminded by my fellow travelers ofmy ) ~ the dad, "If you're a duck."· .wake us, inciuding multiple phonecallsand Slow Hand's incessant inability to have a good ·time. .' . , This inspiredT-Bone and Slow ,. 'poundi'ng cinthedoor; '. .' .: " ...... 'Oh,where is Nice Guy Lenny when you heed him? , /' Hand to don their swimsuits and .' Having fallen asleep at 8 Monday, ahearly Tuesday morning We retreated with the girls and Euro Tom to Eriri' s grandma's · ouHri~. Th~ c!!-st olchiltac~ . sprint to thene~restliquor store;:' on wake-up for T~Boneand I ensued •. We enjoyed a breakfast of . house for the rest of the week. It was. a beautifulestate on the · ters. r~mains )ooselythe . impervious to ·Mpther N!!-tUre' s ,as~, .' beignets and ca.fe au lait -,- coffee and doughputs, N' Awlins style bayou, equipped with all kinds of watel;'vehicles,like floating [. same.'T~BoneandSlowHand.·. '., saiL On the way brick;.theystole· -atCrifeduMonde,amongthetourists and locals who flock there, .. bikes and'paddleboatsand canoes. I'm a little afraid of the i . droppec(fall ,fnit- boy' .. . ". . -fsleek glasses froID. . the' ~ bre~k ~losedti6iel and thedwalked along the Mississippi River, which I had never outcloors,so T-Bonestarted calling, me City Mouse,and, along iiioA~k:e~s forjaz;z; nam¢s,N,ice .....•..•.... ~.:,r'bar; an~Ioneofthem.~J won't.say seen before. We picked up a souvenir for Nice Guy Lenny with Slow Hand, he tried to show me how to with nature. .' Gu'yLenny,abandoned ship t9 kick? .... .'.. which,...- celebrated his feat by peeing .. -:-·th~· p~rty ugliest MarcH Gr!isheads we could .find, festoemed wi.th what Thoughihis included paddling on the alligator-filled ~ake at. .. ·~.t. he f~a.. ~.l.i.fi.~i.nflo.}.. ida.;. ,'a. ?d.we.~.tn.et... ;...... '..... yl1.... '.. out the window:'·...... , ... . . appearedto be copulating babies...... ' . ' •.. '. night,! did my best; without cryingtoo much, and I survived; On . ,up wHh some new' folks,name~y a::'.v r).<.. . 'This,was ~Illyth~begirining~ .' '. '. We'finally got the car and picked up Slow Hand, who was a bit Fridayafterrtoon, we hellded 9ack to South Belld. . .' '.' ,. ... , · bynch of p6st~Farleygalsin'an,<./;.;.< ' ..... Since our firsfhotelwa~too experi- s~ll '. vexed about the night before, and all ofus iii our day-old clothes took. "With the sun in outface, the wind in our hair and the 0 Broth.er · . '..' do' .. 'th . t th 'ty".' 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32 SCHOLASTICENTERTAINMENT SCHOLASTICENTERTAINMENT 33 Sesame Street Invasions Can you tell me how to get rid of this monster? , :; TONIPLUMMER and to make like a tree. Without explana ent, uninteresting topic, but the routine does , ;::editor'schoice ,.... " '. ' , 22 march -11 tion, without a care. An innocent misunder not change. The World largely functions as - - - ' .- y friend and I get together cer standing? I don't think so. a how-to manual. It does not allow any room movies Mtain afternoons to share in one of Starring with Elmo is Dorothy, the gold for individuality or surprise or for any true • Thu 22 Forrest Gump 10:30 PM, 155 . our greatest delights: Sesame fish. She is his excuse to retreat from the learning. DeBartolo. Street. We laugh, we shriek. And then, we Street, but we don't actually ever see him Each day, we are driven from the Street • Fri 23 Braveheart, 8:00 PM, 155 DeBartolo. are appalled. For every day, a serious crime feeding her or caring for her in any way. that we love and imprisoned within this • Fri 23 The English Patient, 10:30 PM, 155 is committed. The Sesame Street we know Dorothy doesn't speak, but she certainly poorly drawn alternate reality. On Sesame DeBartolo. and love is intelTupted by a little segment has a lot of questions. Or, at least, that's Street you might see a spotted, dancing • Fri 23 and Sat 24 Bounce, 8:00 PM and 10:30 called "Elmo' s World. " You all know Elmo. what Elmo says. I think that Dorothy is a letter "D," but at least that makes sense. All PM, 101 DeBartolo. He loves his goldfish, his crayon too, but prisoner who will be cursing Elmo for the the objects in "Elmo's World" - the win • Sat 24 Titanic, 8:00 PM, 155 DeBartolo. does Elmo love us? Is he really our friend? rest of her days for putting scary objects into dow shade, the TV, the dresser - are mo • Sat 24 Shakespeare in Love, 10:30 PM, 155 Or is he, in fact, the enemy of all that Sesame her bowl and asking such stupid questions bile, shape-changing, and faceless. This can DeBartolo. Street stands for? I realize that in saying as, "How do people brush their teeth?" seriously mess with your mind. Perhaps • Mon 26 Man with a Movie Camera, 7:00 PM, this, I run the risk of debunking America's attributed to her. Sesame Street, like a person, cannot be Snite. favorite red monster, but too much is at Then there's Mr. Noodle, or, occasion perfect. Perhaps there is always this dark, • Fri 30 and Sat 31 Requiem for a Dream, 7:30 stake for me to remain silent: integrity, ally, Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle. Mr. shallow being living alongside of us. But I and 9:30 PM, Snite. friendship and the psychological well-be Noodle attempts to perform simple tasks, say we have enough problems. Let's at least • Mon 02 April Breathless, 7:00 PM, Snite. ing of America's children. say brushing his hair or wrapping a present. strive for goodness where we can. • Sat 07 Bamboozled, 9:30 PM, Snite. One thing "Elmo's World" lacks is com He is not the brightest of fellows, so these I must admit that my dislike for • Mon 09 Trust, 7:00 PM, Snite. munity. I can recall a disturbing incident take him a while. As he ponders his task, "Elmo's World" does go back to an in that occulTed during one of the few episodes Elmo and a chorus of children yell at him, stinctual distrust of Elmo himself. He re the arts in which Elmo actually interacts with oth- telling him how to perform it cOlTectly. fers to himself and to all others in the third • Thurs 22 and Fri 23 Notre Dame Glee Club . ers. The theme of the day is hair, and There is definitely a right and a wrong way person, as though he cannot fully acknowl Spring Concert, 8:bO PM, Washington Hall . Rapunzel is telling her to do things in "Elmo's World." This is not edge or accept anyone. He distances him- ure, you could go see Titanic (I personally h~ve.been boycotting the • Sun 25 Sergei Babayan, piano, 2:00 PM, story to Elmo. Elmo, self. This monster has serious is S movie since it came out my sophomore year m hIgh school. My then Annenburg Auditorium. imagining the tale, 'sues. And this is how they are boyfriend promised me repeatedly that he would see it with me. We never • Fri 30 and Sat 31 Notre Dame Opera presents puts himself at the addressed! By giving him unsu went; he dumped me soon after. Sorry, Celine: my bitterness will go on and Xerxes, 7:30 PM, Washington Hall. center, wearing a wig pervised free rein. Sure he's cute, on), but why settle for Titanic's measly love triangle when you could oflong yellow braids. but don't let that fool you. Re experience the veritable love dodecahedron of Handel's opera, Xerxes, student life The handsome prince member what happened to the which will be performed by the Notre Dame Opera next weekend? King • Thu 29 Belinda Womack, lead singer with Kool comes by and climbs prince. Besides, there's more to falls in love with girl and tells his brother, brother loves same girl, girl's Reflections, 7:30 PM, Reckers. up Elmo's hair. At life than being cute, buddy. sister secretly loves king' s brother, foreign princess is betrothed to king and • Sat 24 Culture Fest, part of International Week, first, neither is sure I challenge each of you, intelli comes to court disguised as a man ... you get the idea. And it's in English, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, first and second floors of how to get down gent people that you are, to watch so you can focus all your attention on following the plot. LaFortune. , again. But Elmo takes this program and to seriously con off his wig, fits it onto - Cristin Fenzel • Sat 31 Hawaii Club Luau, 6:30 PM, Lafortune sider the morals-C-it' supportS: If Ballroom. the prince's head, and Sesame Street at all shaped you in climbs down the your early years, think about how it braids himself, run must continue to shape children ning off and abandon today~ The very idea of one's own ing the prince in the worId brings up the problems of • Tue 27 Softball: ND vs. Western Michigan, 4:00 PM, Ivy PM, Eck Stadium. tower. Now, not only alienation and egotism; I mean, we Field. (. • Sun 01 Softball: ND vs. Seton Hall, 11 :00 AM, Ivy is this not very funny, mi,ght as well tell our children, • Tue 27 Baseball: ND vs. Western Michigan, 5:05 PM, Eck Field. but it's also not very "Lock yourself in your room, learn Stadium. • Sun 01 Tennis: ND women vs. William and Mary, 11:00 nice - not tQmen how to do this and this and this, and • Wed 28·Softball: ND vs. Valparaiso, 4:00 PM, Ivy Field. AM, Eck Tennis Pavillion. tion what it has to say then die alone in your own little • Wed 28 Baseball: ND vs. Toledo, 5:05 PM, Eck Stadium. • Tue 03 Baseball: ND vs. Ball State, 5:05 PM, Eck Stadium. about gender roles. If psychotic universe." I may just be a • Thu 29 Tennis: ND men vs. Illinois, 4:00 PM, Eck • Sat 07 Track and Field: ND 'men and women, Spring Elmo wants to put on phil()sophy major with a little too Tennis Pavillion. Opener, 1 :00 PM, Loftus Sports Center. a wig and talk like a girl (which he does the case on the Street, where mistakes are much time on my hands, but I think Elmo • Fri 30 Tennis: ND women vs. Iowa, 4:00 PM, Eck • Tue 10 Tennis: ND men vs. Indiana State, 3:30 PM, Eck numerous times in this episode), I have no handled much more compassionately and should consider changing his ways. In the Tennis Pavillion. Tennis Pavillion. problem with that. But, undeniably, Elmo creatively. words of the Count, one of the true residents • Sat 31 Softball: ND vs. St. John's, 11:00 AM, Ivy Field. • Wed 11 Softball: ND vs. Bowling Green, 3:30 PM, Ivy deceived the prince to get what-or, rather, This same thing happens every time, w~ch . of Se~ame .Street: "I give you one, one • Sat 31 Baseball: ND vs. Seton Hall, 12:05 PM and 2:05 Field. where - he wanted, to shed the disguise itself is a problem. There's always a differ- warning, Elmo! Ha ha hal" 0

34 SCHOLASTICWEEK IN DISTORTION Sesame Street Invasions Can you tell me how to get rid of this monster? , :; TONIPLUMMER and to make like a tree. Without explana ent, uninteresting topic, but the routine does , ;::editor'schoice ,.... " '. ' , 22 march -11 tion, without a care. An innocent misunder not change. The World largely functions as - - - ' .- y friend and I get together cer standing? I don't think so. a how-to manual. It does not allow any room movies Mtain afternoons to share in one of Starring with Elmo is Dorothy, the gold for individuality or surprise or for any true • Thu 22 Forrest Gump 10:30 PM, 155 . our greatest delights: Sesame fish. She is his excuse to retreat from the learning. DeBartolo. Street. We laugh, we shriek. And then, we Street, but we don't actually ever see him Each day, we are driven from the Street • Fri 23 Braveheart, 8:00 PM, 155 DeBartolo. are appalled. For every day, a serious crime feeding her or caring for her in any way. that we love and imprisoned within this • Fri 23 The English Patient, 10:30 PM, 155 is committed. The Sesame Street we know Dorothy doesn't speak, but she certainly poorly drawn alternate reality. On Sesame DeBartolo. and love is intelTupted by a little segment has a lot of questions. Or, at least, that's Street you might see a spotted, dancing • Fri 23 and Sat 24 Bounce, 8:00 PM and 10:30 called "Elmo' s World. " You all know Elmo. what Elmo says. I think that Dorothy is a letter "D," but at least that makes sense. All PM, 101 DeBartolo. He loves his goldfish, his crayon too, but prisoner who will be cursing Elmo for the the objects in "Elmo's World" - the win • Sat 24 Titanic, 8:00 PM, 155 DeBartolo. does Elmo love us? Is he really our friend? rest of her days for putting scary objects into dow shade, the TV, the dresser - are mo • Sat 24 Shakespeare in Love, 10:30 PM, 155 Or is he, in fact, the enemy of all that Sesame her bowl and asking such stupid questions bile, shape-changing, and faceless. This can DeBartolo. Street stands for? I realize that in saying as, "How do people brush their teeth?" seriously mess with your mind. Perhaps • Mon 26 Man with a Movie Camera, 7:00 PM, this, I run the risk of debunking America's attributed to her. Sesame Street, like a person, cannot be Snite. favorite red monster, but too much is at Then there's Mr. Noodle, or, occasion perfect. Perhaps there is always this dark, • Fri 30 and Sat 31 Requiem for a Dream, 7:30 stake for me to remain silent: integrity, ally, Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle. Mr. shallow being living alongside of us. But I and 9:30 PM, Snite. friendship and the psychological well-be Noodle attempts to perform simple tasks, say we have enough problems. Let's at least • Mon 02 April Breathless, 7:00 PM, Snite. ing of America's children. say brushing his hair or wrapping a present. strive for goodness where we can. • Sat 07 Bamboozled, 9:30 PM, Snite. One thing "Elmo's World" lacks is com He is not the brightest of fellows, so these I must admit that my dislike for • Mon 09 Trust, 7:00 PM, Snite. munity. I can recall a disturbing incident take him a while. As he ponders his task, "Elmo's World" does go back to an in that occulTed during one of the few episodes Elmo and a chorus of children yell at him, stinctual distrust of Elmo himself. He re the arts in which Elmo actually interacts with oth- telling him how to perform it cOlTectly. fers to himself and to all others in the third • Thurs 22 and Fri 23 Notre Dame Glee Club . ers. The theme of the day is hair, and There is definitely a right and a wrong way person, as though he cannot fully acknowl Spring Concert, 8:bO PM, Washington Hall . Rapunzel is telling her to do things in "Elmo's World." This is not edge or accept anyone. He distances him- ure, you could go see Titanic (I personally h~ve.been boycotting the • Sun 25 Sergei Babayan, piano, 2:00 PM, story to Elmo. Elmo, self. This monster has serious is S movie since it came out my sophomore year m hIgh school. My then Annenburg Auditorium. imagining the tale, 'sues. And this is how they are boyfriend promised me repeatedly that he would see it with me. We never • Fri 30 and Sat 31 Notre Dame Opera presents puts himself at the addressed! By giving him unsu went; he dumped me soon after. Sorry, Celine: my bitterness will go on and Xerxes, 7:30 PM, Washington Hall. center, wearing a wig pervised free rein. Sure he's cute, on), but why settle for Titanic's measly love triangle when you could oflong yellow braids. but don't let that fool you. Re experience the veritable love dodecahedron of Handel's opera, Xerxes, student life The handsome prince member what happened to the which will be performed by the Notre Dame Opera next weekend? King • Thu 29 Belinda Womack, lead singer with Kool comes by and climbs prince. Besides, there's more to falls in love with girl and tells his brother, brother loves same girl, girl's Reflections, 7:30 PM, Reckers. up Elmo's hair. At life than being cute, buddy. sister secretly loves king' s brother, foreign princess is betrothed to king and • Sat 24 Culture Fest, part of International Week, first, neither is sure I challenge each of you, intelli comes to court disguised as a man ... you get the idea. And it's in English, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, first and second floors of how to get down gent people that you are, to watch so you can focus all your attention on following the plot. LaFortune. , again. But Elmo takes this program and to seriously con off his wig, fits it onto - Cristin Fenzel • Sat 31 Hawaii Club Luau, 6:30 PM, Lafortune sider the morals-C-it' supportS: If Ballroom. the prince's head, and Sesame Street at all shaped you in climbs down the your early years, think about how it braids himself, run must continue to shape children ning off and abandon today~ The very idea of one's own ing the prince in the worId brings up the problems of • Tue 27 Softball: ND vs. Western Michigan, 4:00 PM, Ivy PM, Eck Stadium. tower. Now, not only alienation and egotism; I mean, we Field. (. • Sun 01 Softball: ND vs. Seton Hall, 11 :00 AM, Ivy is this not very funny, mi,ght as well tell our children, • Tue 27 Baseball: ND vs. Western Michigan, 5:05 PM, Eck Field. but it's also not very "Lock yourself in your room, learn Stadium. • Sun 01 Tennis: ND women vs. William and Mary, 11:00 nice - not tQmen how to do this and this and this, and • Wed 28·Softball: ND vs. Valparaiso, 4:00 PM, Ivy Field. AM, Eck Tennis Pavillion. tion what it has to say then die alone in your own little • Wed 28 Baseball: ND vs. Toledo, 5:05 PM, Eck Stadium. • Tue 03 Baseball: ND vs. Ball State, 5:05 PM, Eck Stadium. about gender roles. If psychotic universe." I may just be a • Thu 29 Tennis: ND men vs. Illinois, 4:00 PM, Eck • Sat 07 Track and Field: ND 'men and women, Spring Elmo wants to put on phil()sophy major with a little too Tennis Pavillion. Opener, 1 :00 PM, Loftus Sports Center. a wig and talk like a girl (which he does the case on the Street, where mistakes are much time on my hands, but I think Elmo • Fri 30 Tennis: ND women vs. Iowa, 4:00 PM, Eck • Tue 10 Tennis: ND men vs. Indiana State, 3:30 PM, Eck numerous times in this episode), I have no handled much more compassionately and should consider changing his ways. In the Tennis Pavillion. Tennis Pavillion. problem with that. But, undeniably, Elmo creatively. words of the Count, one of the true residents • Sat 31 Softball: ND vs. St. John's, 11:00 AM, Ivy Field. • Wed 11 Softball: ND vs. Bowling Green, 3:30 PM, Ivy deceived the prince to get what-or, rather, This same thing happens every time, w~ch . of Se~ame .Street: "I give you one, one • Sat 31 Baseball: ND vs. Seton Hall, 12:05 PM and 2:05 Field. where - he wanted, to shed the disguise itself is a problem. There's always a differ- warning, Elmo! Ha ha hal" 0

34 SCHOLASTICWEEK IN DISTORTION Experiencing new traditions by Aswini Ramkumar

l,I20,IAP66,I94,I765,n ... are these FBI stand, like the American craze with fast food, foot Fcodes, state highways or the latest in parking ball and certain prime-time television shows. I fig lot numbers? To most international students, ured my friends would never let me live if I never they are just part of a new language needed to apply went to a Notre Dame football game, so I finally for a visa and to complete immigration documents summoned the enthusiasm to go to one. It also for entry into the United States. They get travelers became one of my cherished memories. I enjoyed cheques in U.S. dollars, apply for Social Security taking in the spirit of the team - the unrivaled Numbers, pack their belongings, bid emotional fare synergy of the cheerieading squad, the student body wells to family and friends and prepare to embrace a doing the Irish jig and the "Weare ND" cheer. new culture, a new education system and a new people. As I have sought to understand the culture here, I shared their same concerns and apprehension when I American friends have tried to find out about mine. embarked on my trip to Notre Dame four years ago. I have been asked about the legalities of an arranged Since I was brought up in Bahrain, in the Middle Indian marriage-personal concepts of social equal East, I felt I had an advantage. The influence of ity, freedom and the practice of dowry. Garam masala Western culture back home - where, along with (Indian spices) and Lord Ganesha (the elephant Lebanese falafel, American cheeseburgers had be God) have surprisingly become part of some Ameri come part of life - was very dominant. However, cans' vocabulary and are often the center of their freshman year definitely had its challenges, particu curiosity. The "red dot" (bindhis) that traditionally larly cultural ones. signifies the Indian woman's marital status was even Like many other minorities on campus, I felt that the topic of one of our performances for the Notre the diversity at Notre Dame needed to be increased. Dame community. I have had people ask me about I was initially overwhelmed - I was often the only how to dress in a sari, how to make naan or how to Southeast Asian in the classroom - but I slowly ask "What's your name?" in Hindi. Last year, there became accustomed to it. In a way, it turned out to be was a good turn out at Bhangra Nite, an event the an advantage, since many of my professors remem India Association hosted that included lessons in the bered me by face if not by name. I discovered the Bhangra, a northern folk dance. I feel that all of these American teaching style and the system of hands-on instances show that students here are interested in learning as almost a pre learning about foreign culture. And it makes me proud The influence of Western culture requisite to lectures and of my ethnic heritage to know that there is an overall reading. I have also appreciation for Hinduism, Indian cuisine, art, dance back home - where, along with found education here to and music. Lebanese falafel, American be more diverse: Learn As I became accustomed to life at Notre Dame, I cheeseburgers had become part of ing ranges from under felt it necessary to help students that were in my standing Euclidean theo shoes four years ago. In retrospect, having worked life - was very dominant. rems to practicing CPR with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, I have to being environmentally had the chance to talk with and w~ite.to prospective Aswini Ramkumar is conscious. We learn how to be better people, not just international students who are at the proverbial cross a senior finance and better students. roads of deciding whether studying 100,000 miles computer applica It has also been interesting to witness the Catholic from home and spending $100,000 on an education tions major with a tradition on campus. I am a strict Hindu, and my at Notre Dame is really what they want. concentration in introduction to Christianity started out with reading When they ask whatmade me choose to study in international the New Testament for my theology final. My fresh America and at Notre Dame, my answeris always the business. She man-year resident assistant encouraged me to attend same: The strong feeling of tradition and community describes herself as the weekly dorm Mass at least once, and I went along that reinforces the education and pursuit of excel "Indianfed, Bahrain out of inquisitiveness. But the full impact ofCatholi lence here. This week is International Week, and bred and U.S. ed." cism actually dawned on me when, on my rector's International Student Services and Activities is spon recommendation, I went to Easter Mass at the Basilica. soring events aimed at further strengthening this The Mass will remain cherished in my Notre Dame feeling of community. We can also do this year memories, as I had an opportunity to experience the round, by getting involved with other cultures on grand East~r decor, the priest's sermon and hymns sung campus - not necessarily by learning to speak by the church choir. Most of all, I will remember another language, but by learning the language of the praying in a different way, especially since my faith traditions that have their basis outside Notre Dame stresses the existence of a multiplicity of gods. and the United States-and the way they speak to all I guess there are a few things I will never under- of us. D

36. SCHOLASTICFINAL WORD Experiencing new traditions by Aswini Ramkumar l,I20,IAP66,I94,I765,n ... are these FBI stand, like the American craze with fast food, foot Fcodes, state highways or the latest in parking ball and certain prime-time television shows. I fig lot numbers? To most international students, ured my friends would never let me live if I never they are just part of a new language needed to apply went to a Notre Dame football game, so I finally for a visa and to complete immigration documents summoned the enthusiasm to go to one. It also for entry into the United States. They get travelers became one of my cherished memories. I enjoyed cheques in U.S. dollars, apply for Social Security taking in the spirit of the team - the unrivaled Numbers, pack their belongings, bid emotional fare synergy of the cheerieading squad, the student body wells to family and friends and prepare to embrace a doing the Irish jig and the "Weare ND" cheer. new culture, a new education system and a new people. As I have sought to understand the culture here, I shared their same concerns and apprehension when I American friends have tried to find out about mine. embarked on my trip to Notre Dame four years ago. I have been asked about the legalities of an arranged Since I was brought up in Bahrain, in the Middle Indian marriage-personal concepts of social equal East, I felt I had an advantage. The influence of ity, freedom and the practice of dowry. Garam masala Western culture back home - where, along with (Indian spices) and Lord Ganesha (the elephant Lebanese falafel, American cheeseburgers had be God) have surprisingly become part of some Ameri come part of life - was very dominant. However, cans' vocabulary and are often the center of their freshman year definitely had its challenges, particu curiosity. The "red dot" (bindhis) that traditionally larly cultural ones. signifies the Indian woman's marital status was even Like many other minorities on campus, I felt that the topic of one of our performances for the Notre the diversity at Notre Dame needed to be increased. Dame community. I have had people ask me about I was initially overwhelmed - I was often the only how to dress in a sari, how to make naan or how to Southeast Asian in the classroom - but I slowly ask "What's your name?" in Hindi. Last year, there became accustomed to it. In a way, it turned out to be was a good turn out at Bhangra Nite, an event the an advantage, since many of my professors remem India Association hosted that included lessons in the bered me by face if not by name. I discovered the Bhangra, a northern folk dance. I feel that all of these American teaching style and the system of hands-on instances show that students here are interested in learning as almost a pre learning about foreign culture. And it makes me proud The influence of Western culture requisite to lectures and of my ethnic heritage to know that there is an overall reading. I have also appreciation for Hinduism, Indian cuisine, art, dance back home - where, along with found education here to and music. Lebanese falafel, American be more diverse: Learn As I became accustomed to life at Notre Dame, I cheeseburgers had become part of ing ranges from under felt it necessary to help students that were in my standing Euclidean theo shoes four years ago. In retrospect, having worked life - was very dominant. rems to practicing CPR with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, I have to being environmentally had the chance to talk with and w~ite.to prospective Aswini Ramkumar is conscious. We learn how to be better people, not just international students who are at the proverbial cross a senior finance and better students. roads of deciding whether studying 100,000 miles computer applica It has also been interesting to witness the Catholic from home and spending $100,000 on an education tions major with a tradition on campus. I am a strict Hindu, and my at Notre Dame is really what they want. concentration in introduction to Christianity started out with reading When they ask whatmade me choose to study in international the New Testament for my theology final. My fresh America and at Notre Dame, my answeris always the business. She man-year resident assistant encouraged me to attend same: The strong feeling of tradition and community describes herself as the weekly dorm Mass at least once, and I went along that reinforces the education and pursuit of excel "Indianfed, Bahrain out of inquisitiveness. But the full impact ofCatholi lence here. This week is International Week, and bred and U.S. ed." cism actually dawned on me when, on my rector's International Student Services and Activities is spon recommendation, I went to Easter Mass at the Basilica. soring events aimed at further strengthening this The Mass will remain cherished in my Notre Dame feeling of community. We can also do this year memories, as I had an opportunity to experience the round, by getting involved with other cultures on grand East~r decor, the priest's sermon and hymns sung campus - not necessarily by learning to speak by the church choir. Most of all, I will remember another language, but by learning the language of the praying in a different way, especially since my faith traditions that have their basis outside Notre Dame stresses the existence of a multiplicity of gods. and the United States-and the way they speak to all I guess there are a few things I will never under- of us. D

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