Friday, February 23, 1996• Vol. XXVII No. 96 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Creating a vi.rtual reality Montoya receives Software designed by ND honor of passing engineers will increase the Olympic torch freedom of the disabled By KRISTI KOLSKI By JOHN GALVIN Assistant News Editor News Writer Traditionally, Alex Would you like to ny across campus with a Montoya would not be Qr' ·0,(' blink of your eye? Or how about dial a considered an all- cvv phone number with a twitch of your nose? American guy. He is It may seem a little far-fetched, but the originally from AtJanfa 1996 College of Engim~ering at Notre Dame, in Colombia, and he has conjunction with the department of a physical disability.______. Computer Science and Engineering, are that forces him to use prosthetics on both arms and researching and developing a Virtual Real one leg. ity-Human Interface to allow just about any But the Notre Dame senior embodies the American one to maneuver in th·e virtual world. spirit so much that he has been selected to carry the Beyond the video games and fancy soft Olympic torch for one stretch of the cross-country tour. ware, virtual reality has the potential to free The St. Edward's Hall resident is one of 5,500 people millions of people from the limitation of handicaps. see TORCH/ page 6 Whether they suffer from a broken ankle or a severe neurological disorder, the com puter will allow anyone to live independent SMC hosts annual ly. Hecent technology has made available sensors which. when applied to the body can act us a hund or foot in the virtual world. parents weekend "The idea", explains Notre Dame professor Dr. B1~ery, " is to create a 3-D virtual By RACHEL TORRES environment that the handicapped person Accent Copy Editor can maneuver around in with similar free dom that a natural person would have walk Today marks the Saint Mary's College ing around in a n~al environment." start of another Sophomore The research team is led by Drs. Beery and Sophomore Parents Parent's Weekend Uhran, who overlook about eighteen grad The Observer/Mike Ruma Weekend at Saint uate and undergraduate students involved in The College of Engineering is in the process of developing a Mary's College. Schedule or Events computer program which will enable people with disabilities, such the virtual reality development. A Notre The weekend offi as Notre Dame graduate Dawn Parkot, to maneuver freely. Friday, February 23 Dame graduate, Dawn Parkot, is doing her Parkot acts as both a researcher and tester for the program. cially kicks off at 3-6 p.m. Registration thesis work on this project. registration which Haggar College Center She has severe cerebral palsy and is sub will take place from 8 p.m. 'Agnes of God'- Little Theatre stantially disabled. Having extremely limit 3-6 p.m. in the ed musele control and acute vision and Saturday, February 24 Haggar College 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Academic open house- speech impairments, she acts as both a Center. LeMons lobby . researehAr and a tester for the human-inter "Merry Times, I p.m. Group tour- College Football face device. Magical Memories," Hall of Fume Parkot's motivation and ability intrigued this year's theme for 4:30 p.m. Mass- Church of the Loretto 6 p.m. Social Hour-Century Center not only Notre Dame faculty but also IBM to the weekend, will 7 p.m. Dinner- Century Center provide funds for computers and software include tours, perfor 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Dance- that ~~ottld make her achievemnnts more mances, and other Century Center attainahln for others with similar obstacles. social events for the "What makes Dawn special." explained Dr. Sunday, February 25 sophomores and 8-11 a.m. Continenlal Break.fast Bt~rry, " is that she managed to get through their parents. Staoleton Loumte tlw systmn and gel an education, most peo The student per pln in her eireumstance get frustrated and formance of 'Agnes of God' is one of the main attrac tions of the weekend and will take place at 8 p.m. in see SOFTWARE/ page 4 see WEEKEND/ page 6 SMC policies acknowledge rights of smokers He/it or's Note: This is the first plans," Murphy added. in a three part series exploriny And the dining hall is not the the use of tobacco at .'iaint Tobacco & only place to take smokers' lHary 's Colt eye. Today 's arti Its Effects rights into consideration. Ac cle examines the results of a cording to the college hand surt•ey gillen to 200 SMC stu book, "Smoking is permitted in dents which questioned their Part 1 of3 individual student rooms (with smoking preferences. transom closed) if it is agreed eigarettes do you smokfl per upon by all roommates. day," the answers of smokers Smoking is also permitted in By PATTI CARSON varied from two to eighteen SJinr lvl.ory'; E.liwr the vending areas of each resi cigarettes per day. The dence hall. Smoking is prohib remaining (>2 percent stated "Bneuuse it relaxes nw when ited in all other public areas of that they either "do not the residence halls. " I'm strnssml out." smoke" or consider themselves That was the most common Only three lloors of the four only "social smokers." campus dormitories are desig answnr given by 200 Saint But the Saint Mary's Dining Mary's women in an anony nated as non-smoking lloors. Hall considers this 38 percent They are the second lloors of mous smoking qtwstionnaire in its planning. A smoking yeslt~rday when they were Regina North and Regina section currently exists to South, as well as the first noor asknd, "Why do you smoke'?" accommodate this minority. Sixty-seven percent of the of Holy Cross Hall. "Nearly every year, a student But those who do not smoke womfHl poll11d have smoked a will fill out a comment card or tobaeeo product all(! 33 per also have rights, as many take some kind of action to re made clear on the survey. One cent have never smoked a cig move the smoking section from arettt~. according to the poll. woman stated, "I find smokers the dining hall, or at least to inconsiderate and selfish, in Interestingly enough, howev move it to an enclosed area, " er, only 38 pereent of those cluding my own mother." said Residence Hall Another student wrote, "Our polled consider themselves Association (HilA) Dining Hall "smokers" and will smoke parents may not have known Chairwoman Karen Murphy. The Observer/Mike Ruma alone. "But so far no action has been A student takes advantage of the Saint Mary's policy allowing student's And when asked, "flow many taken to carry out any of their see TOBACCO/ page 4 to smoke in a designated, non-enclosed section of the dining hall. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Friday, February 23, 1996 • INSIDE COI..UMN • WoRto AT A Guwc~: A sacrifice: Gambling goes after states' approval with big money ST. LOUIS After failing in its first attempt to legalize slot machines on Missouri riverboats, the The gambling lobby Nota gambling industry took no chances and The gambling industry boomed in the early 1990s as many states lifted bans on casinos, riverboat gambling and slot spared no expense. machines. How politics and money have paved the way: Following a pattern that has been repeat theme night ed across the country, it hired the chief strategist for the state's most visible politi When it comes time to cian, then-House Majority Leader Dick check the box under the Gephardt, paying her company $218,750 to category 'Religion,' 85 help win passage of the 1994 referendum. percent of Notre Dame Gephardt himself got a $50,000 donation students choose for his state political action committee. 'Catholic.' A good chunk An additional $10,000 hired private inves of that 85 percent prac tigators to probe the background of a con tice their faith. servative St. Louis businessman leading the Out of those who opposition, and to plant leaks tying him to describe themselves as Krista Nannery right-wing extremist David Duke. Catholic, many attend Accem Editor And more than $50,000 was routed to mass regularly. Others Freedom Inc., a black inner-city political have more time and machine in Kansas City, to register voters energy to devote to volunteer work. It's only and head off potential opposition from natural; no two people are exactly the same. churches. Even campaign insiders had mis Different people have different needs and dif Casino owner Steve Wynn raised givings. "This is dirty,'' was scrawled on an $478,000 for GOP presidential ferent ideas about what their religion means internal campaign memo outlining the pay candidate Bob Dole in 1995. to them. And different people celebrate differ ments to Freedom Inc. ent holidays-religious or otherwise-in dif After pouring $11.5 million into the effort, Agroup has plans lo spend $10 million on a statewide initiative Former stale Attorney General Ernie Preate was ferent ways. the coalition including some of the nation's lhat would legalize slot machines and video poker in Palm sentenced in December to 14 monlhs in prison For example, Wednesday was Ash Springs. The gaming industry's most prominent friends include for taking secret campaign contributions from most recognizable ·gambling interests - former state Assembly speaker Willie Brown. operators of illegal video poker machines. Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten sea Hilton, Players and Promus - had the son. And as will quickly become apparent majority it needed. AP when students attempt to eat lunch today, today is the first Friday in Lent. The dining Farrakhan faces scrutiny upon return Killer says he's at peace prior to death halls will celebrate this occasion with students by eliminating any and all forms of meat from WASHINGTON SAN FRANCISCO the menus. It's part two in a continuing series Nation of Islam leader Louis The man scheduled to be put to death early Friday for known to some as "Forty Days During Which Farrakhan's passport will be examined killing 14 young men says he's "made peace with it" and Notre Dame Food Services Has Lots Of for entry and exit stamps from Iraq and is even able to joke with the warden as the execution ap Excuses To Have Fun With Fish and Cheese" Libya when he returns to the United proaches. But "Freeway Killer" William Bonin figu.res he and to others "You Will Not Eat Meat Today. States, a State Department official said might be nervous as 12:01 a.m. draws nearer. "I think You Have No Choice." Thursday. Farrakhan and his dele I've accepted the fact that this may come about and I've During Lent, most Catholics make a con gation are. due to return to Chicago on made my peace with it and if it happens. it happens,'' he scious effort to sacrifice something that they Saturday. He plans to deliver a major said in an interview with KQED-FM. "As far as how I'm really enjoy or have a bad habit of doing. In address Sunday at the University of Illi going to feel at that very moment, I can't answer that addition, Catholics are collectively asked to nois. State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said: question. I don't know. I don't think any of us would make a conscious decision to eliminate meat "if they do find those stamps, they will turn those pass know until we're there." Bonin, convicted of murdering from their diets on Lenten Fridays. ports over to the proper authorities; In this case, the Jus 14 young men and boys in 1979 and 1980. conceded, "I But if it's not a conscious decision-if it's not tice Department for a review of whether or not U.S. laws might be nervous tomorrow (Thursday) night." He said a choice voluntarily made in the spirit of the were violated." It is not clear whether any punitive there was nothing he could say to victims' families. "I season-is it a sacrifice? Or is it Notre Dame action could be taken against him. The Justice don't think anybody in a situation such as I'm in no mat Food Services (possibly at the direction of Department's criminal division already has sent ter what they said would help, in any way. I really don't." other departments) deciding that on-campus Farrakhan a letter advisong him he may have to register But he did have some words for those who want to see students will not eat meat today? The simple with the U.S. government as a Libyan agent, department him die. "They feel that my death will bring closure,'' he fact is, if the meat's not there, students can't officials have said. said. "But that's not the case. They're going to find out." eat it and everyone is forced to observe Lent, practicing Catholic or not. Alexander attacks GOP front-runners Cardinal hospitalized with blood clot It's quite obvious and understandable that a Catholic university such as The University of TAMPA, Fla. PHILADELPHIA Notre Dame would want to promote faith and Lamar Alexander today accused Bob Dole of "ducking Cardinal John Krol, retired archbishop of the belief. But promotion and force-feeding are the contest of ideas" by avoiding a Republican presiden Archdiocese of Philadelphia, has a blood clot in his left two very different things. Allowing students tial candidates' forum in Arizona as the race heats up lung and is hospitalized in intensive care. Krol, 85, was the option of ham and turkey in the deli lines with a flurry of primaries. "This is going to be a roller in serious but stable condition today at Thomas Jefferson on Lenten Fridays should not infringe on one's coaster ride for the next few weeks until we get to University Hospital. Doctors planned to lower the oxygen practicing of faith. During such Fridays, most Florida on March 12," Alexander said as he made a level in his respirator today to start weaning him from would understand if the dining halls offered a quick stop in Tampa before heading west. The former the device. "His spirits are a little bit subdued,'' said car limited amount of meat-oriented menu selec Tennessee governor was set to appear tonight with pub~ diologist Joseph F. Majdan. "He's a very stoic, very tions. Eating meat on Fridays does not make lisher Steve Forbes and Pat Buchanan in the Arizona accepting man." Majdan expressed "guarded optimism" you a bad person. candidates forum ahead of the state's Tuesday primary. about Krol's outlook. Admitted after experiencing short The numbers show that 15 percent of the Sen. Bob Dole, who finished behind Buchanan and ahead ness of breath, Krol's blood clot was discovered Tuesday, student body does not describe themselves as of Alexander in New Hampshire's primary, didn't plan to but wasn't related to the shortness of breath, Majdan Catholic. It would not be a surprise to learn be there. ''I'm going to Arizona for a contest of ideas,'' said "It's a setback for somebody with multiple medical that a good percentage of self-described Alexander said. "Senator Dole is ducking the contest of problems," Majdan said. Krol has diabetes and conges Catholics on this campus do not practice their ideas." As for Buchanan, Alexander said he planned to tive heart failure. Krol, named a cardinal in June 196 7, faith actively. Why then must meat be com hit the commentator hard on his protectionist trade retired as archbishop of Philadelphia in 1988 after 27 pletely eliminated from the dining hall menus views, which Alexander dubbed "Buchananism." years leading the nation's sixth-largest archdiocese. during Lent? Ash Wednesday is not a theme night. Unfortunately, by creating menus spe cific to an occasion that virtually deny a stu dent the ability to decide for or against meat in their diet. the dining halls have created just such an atmosphere. Friday, Feb. 23 Students should be allowed meat as an AccuWeather® forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures The AccuWeather® forecast for noon, Friday, Feb. 23. option when choosing their meals. Simply put, Unes separate h1gh t~mperature zones for the day. if it's not a choice it's not a sacrifice .
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All reproduction rights are- reserve-d. Via Associated Press Graph/csNet C 1996 AccuWeather, Inc. Cleveland 42 38 Los Angeles 66 50 St. Louis 41 32 FriJay, ~ebruary 23, 1996 The Observer • CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Carter praises ND for human rights action Auction to By BILL CONNOLLY worldwide, nspecially in devel these countries are where such start in their field. News Writer oping countries," wrote Carter, a degree is usually needed the Currently, six graduates of raise funds who made human rights issues most." the L.L.M. degree program are FormfH l'rnsiden t Jim my a central theme of his presi serving on either the Tribunal Carwr has praised the nfforts of dency. for Rwanda or the former Yu tlw Notre Dame Law School The former president also goslavia. for Center and its Center for Civil and extended his appreciation to ' Jam writing to com- Two graduates sent to the By DEREK BETCHER Human th1~ CCIIH for working together mend ... the work of Hague in the Netherlands, NewsWrircr Bights with the International Human your Law School and where the former Yugoslavia's (CCHHI in Hights Council of the Carter Tribunal is held, have been South Bend's Center for the advancing Center in Atlanta. Center for Civil and employed as staff members. I lomeless has set a fund raising the eausn of "I look forward to a long Human Rights in Those interns in the Tri goal of $100,000 for its fifth human rights association between our bunals work in the legal ser annual auction whieh will take around the Human Rights Program and involving lawyers vices section of the prosecutor's place Saturday at 6 p.m. at the world. your Center," he wrote. around the world in the office. Century Center downtown. In a Founded in 1973 by Father In this office, they research Carter The auction will feature a January 19 Theodore Hesburgh, the CCHR development of a glob and investigate evidence in the wide assortment of novel items lnllnr to initially concentrated on civil al human rights cul trials of international criminals. including travel packages and Notrn Dame's president, Fathnr rights issues in the United ture.' Since these interns come sports, television, and music Edward Malloy, Carter wrote: States. from various nations, they are memorabilia, many of which "I am writing to <:ommend ... the The CCHR gradually began to Jimmy Carter neutral to the countries and the were donated by the University work of your Law Sehoul and focus on human rights' law. cases they are investigating. of Notre Dame. In addition, Cnnter for Civil and Human Since 1986, it has offered an This is an unprecedented alumni such as Chris Zorich, Bights in involving lawyers International Human Rights event since not only are the in LaPhonso Ellis, and Hick Mirnr around the world in the devel degree (L.L.M.- Master of Law Most recently, under the di terns neutral, but the judges made notable contributions. o p IIW n l () r a g I () IJ a I h u m a II degree) through the University rection of Father William Lew hearing the cases are as well. "There's been substantial rights culture." Law school. Candidates for the ers, the CCIIH joined with the Past international bodies have Notre Dame involvement. Cartt1r offtlrtld parti<:ular L.L.M. degree need to already Carter Center to create the in been controlled both in the They've donated quite a bit," praise for tlw eentnr's graduate have their law degree. ternship in the United Nations judge's chair and the prosecu noted Tammy Oehm, the event's programs in intnrnalional hu According to Mr. Garth Center for Human Rights in tor's office by the party which coordinator. "We've also had a man rights law and its new in Meintjns, associate director of Geneva, and with the won in the conflict under ques lot of Notre Dame staff on the ternship programs at the the CCII H. this graduate pro MacArthur Foundation to tion. planning committee." Unitml Nations Cnnlre for Hu gram snlects eight to 10 e~tablish internship programs Meintjes urged all who are in "There are 350 items in a man Bights and at the Interna lawyers a year from those who in the prosecutor's office of the terested in the CCIIR and its silent auction and 4 7 in thn oral tional Criminal Tribunals for apply for admission from devel International Criminal work to attend a March 23 con one. We've got some really ex Hwanda and thn former Yu oping countries. Tribunals for Hwanda and the ference which will discuss the citing things," Onhm said. goslavia. "Thn idna," Mnintjes said, "is former Yugoslavia. work of both Tribunals. Among the items available are Tlw University's !'ommilmenl to give lawyers from developing Graduates from the program The conference, which will be numerous Notre Dame football to a combination of teaching, eountrins thn chance to study on international human rights open to the public, will be ticket packages, including one rnsnareh and snrvien plays an international human rights law fill these internships. Accord attended by Justice Richard package that lets its purehaser "important role in inereasing sinee such a course is often not ing to Meintjes, this gives the Goldstone, the chief prosecutor shadow the team all Saturday, both llw numbers and the skills offered in their native coun lawyers the practical training of both Tribunals, and various from morning Mass to the post of human rights lngal advocates trins. This is unfortunate, since they need, giving them a head Tribunal staff members. game loeker room. The auction will also feature memorabilia autographnd by cnlebrities r------, including Michael Jordan, 1 NAILS BY JODY 1 Mickey Mantle, Cal Hipken Jr., David Letterman, and Michael IR.eflect your image with elegant nail~ Jackson. "Our first year we raised I Bring in this ad and receive lOlJio OFF any nail service I $7,000," Oehm said. "Last year I Call (or an tment I we raised $50,000." All proceeds are nnllned straight into the Center's regu lar operating budget. "That money will btl used to buy food and pay for other daily expens es," Onhm said.
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273-389 0 sl Part of the lecture series "Speaking out for our rights: a response to the conservative backlash" Sponsored by Multicultural Student Affairs, Student Activities, Student Union Board & Dept. of Gender Studies ------~ friday, February 23, 1996 The Observer • NEWS page 5 Conference addresses Third F-14 crashes in Gulf By ROBERT BURNS Just two days earlier Bacon role of gender studies Associated Press had said in response to ques tions about Sunday's crash, in By BRENDAN BOYLE ies on the graduate level be WASHINGTON which the two crewmen were N~ws Writer eause there is no gender stud The Navy ordered its F-14 killed, that the Navy saw no ies program on the graduate fighter jets worldwide to stop pattern in recent F-14 crashes This Friday and Saturday, level at Notre Dame. For flying for three days after a that would call for special safe Notre Dame's llesburgh Li Coombs, this is just further evi crash Thursday in the Persian ty precautions. brary will oll'er a unique oppor dence of the importance of gen Gulf, the third catastrophic loss Each of the last three planes tunity for graduate and under der studies. for the Navy's front-line lighter to crash was based at Miramar graduatfl students to learn "Gender studies is applicable in less than a month. Naval Air Station near San about the important issue of in more areas than just history The pilot and radar intercept Diego, although they were from gender studies. and English," observed Arab/on officer ejected safely before the different squadrons. Six of the &a The conference, entitled, Coombs. In fact, the speakers early morning crash. They Navy's 13 F-14 squadrons are "Gnnder Aeross the Disdplines: range from the Department of were rescued in the northern at Miramar. The others are at Graduate Hesearch in Gender Economies to the Medieval In gulf by a helicopter from the Oceana Naval Air Station in Indian Studies at Notre Dame" was stitute. carrier USS Nimitz from which Virginia. Ouan organized by Deborah Coombs, Not just the graduate stu the F -14 was flying, officials Immediately after Thursday's GSU Women's Hesource dents will benefit from the said. accident, Adm. Mike Boorda, Committee Chair. eonference. There was no hostile action the chief of naval operations, "The conferenee is a great "This is also a great op involved, Navy spokesman Lt. ordered a 72-hour "stand expnrienee for the Notre Dame portunity for students interest Cmdr. Kenneth Ross said, down" of the full F -14 fleet of gruduatn students who will be ed in gender issues," believes adding that there was no im 337 planes. presenting their papers. For Coombs. "They can hear people mediate explanation of what In that period a team of Navy many, this is their first oppor speak from a wide variety of went wrong. safety and engineering experts tunity speaking to an audienee perspectives about gender An F-14 crashed last Sunday will review the latest crashes in about their work," said issues." in the Pacific Ocean; another search of common threads, Coombs. The conference lasts from 2-5 crashed Jan. 29 in Nashville, officials said. None of the speakers, how p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. -6 Tenn. Ten have gone down in The planes cost $32 million san, ein. (19.10 m} .. ever. are studying gender stud- p.m. on Saturday. the past two years and 32 since apiece. 64 ft. 1 1/2 in. 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ALL MAJORS WELCOME ...... page 6 The Observer • NEWS take pride in representing the "I feel I am representing im students who embody that." migrants because I am one of Torch Montoya is quick to empha those people who had to come continued from page 1 size that he is representing the to the United States and had to average student who, he learn a new language and cul who will form the flame-carry claims, often does not get no ture," Montoya said. ing chain from Los Angeles to ticed. After moving to San Diego at the Olympic stadium in Atlanta. "There are a lot of things the the age of four, gaining legal On June 3 or 4, for two blocks University gets publicity about, residency in 1992 and now his in the city of Griffith, Indiana, mainly sports. Instead, I'm U.S. citizenship in the coming Montoya will be part of the representing the average stu year, the opportunity to carry spirit in the undying tradition dent who labors hard," Mon the torch is a sweet reward. of the Olympic Games. toya said. Montoya believes he does not When he walks down the Even though it is not his main deserve the honor, but he is street in Griffith there are goal, Montoya also views the thankful to a friend from his many people he could be repre selection as an affirmation for hometown of San Diego who senting. With his physical dis people who are physically chal nominated him. ability, it could be for others lenged. "It humbles you and makes who are physically challenged. "It's another piece of evi you more thankful for the coun Montoya could also do it for his dence, both to people physically try you live in," he said. hometown or even just for him challenged or not, that any Two other people from St. self. thing is possible," he said. Joseph County were selected But Montoya views his role in Proud, yet humble, Montoya along with Montoya: Karen My the chain as representing the can not deny that his role is an ers, a Western Michigan Uni students of Notre Dame. inspiration for many. Born in versity student from New "Notre Dame is a place of Colombia, Montoya calls the Carlise, Ind., and Robert Bau spirituality, opportunity and United States home and hopes thman, a sophomore at Penn community," Montoya said. "I to inspire all immigrants. High School. semesters of their Saint Mary's begins at 6 p.m. and dinner will The Observer/Brandon Candura Weekend career. be served at 7 p.m. The Corps of the Matter "This has been implemented College President Dr. William Brian Anderson from the Peace Corps, answers students' ques continued from page 1 during parents' weekends be Hickey will be present at the tions Thursday at the Government Career Day held in the CCE. cause students feel it's impor dinner and will speak to the Little Theatre. Tickets may be tant for their parents to meet sophomores and their parents. purchased at the door. the professors they work with The dance follows from 9:30 Tomorrow begins with the daily, " said Ellen Coleman, p.m. to 1 a.m. Academic open house in the sophomore class president. "The dance, which is a cus The Observer lobby of LeMans Hall from 10 Following the open house is tomary part of Sophomore Par a.m. to 12 p.m. Faculty mem the group tour of the College ents Weekend, is what most stu bers from all departments will Football Hall of Fame. Starting dents look forward to," Coleman is now hiring for the following be present to meet parents and at 1 p.m., the cost of this tour is said. answer questions. not included in the prepaid "It's a good opportunity to paid positions: A traditional part of the week weekend expenses. Tickets may meet the parents of classmates end, this is similar to the fresh be purchased at the door. Mass and for those parents to meet man open house. at the Church of Loretto follows each other," she added. However, the students and at 4:30p.m. The weekend concludes with a parents alike can appreciate it The highlight of the weekend continental breakfast in Sta Assistant Accent Editor at a new level since the students is Saturday evening at the Cen pleton Lounge of LeMans Hall have now completed over three tury Center. The social hour from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Associate Accent Editor Please bring a one page personal statement to Joey in 314 LaFortune by 5 p.m. Sunday, February 25. Call Please recycle The Observer. 631-4540 with questions. The New Number on Cam $5.99 . c Large 1-Topping ~ . Not valid with other offers. ~~:!:~\·;, r~··· with any Pizza 8.99 Large Pizza with order. Unlimited Toppings. No double toppings. Not valid with other offers. ---· mw~INl1I $~JP©'i11lD«Dm Regis Holzgrefe Regis' hard work as JPW chair person payed off makir.g this years JPW one of the best ever, distinguishing her as stuncnt of the week. ------·------ Friday, February 23, 1996 The Observer· NATIONAL NEWS page 7 Record heat wave ignites grass fires across Texas By MARK BABINECK more than 40 square miles, additional 40 square miles ear miles northwest of Fort Worth, Associated Prc.s destroying dozens of homes and lier this month. was 40 percent contained by injuring at least 18 people. Gov. George W. Bush today early today, Department of POOLVILLE, Texas Unseasonably hot, windy and asked for a federal disaster Public Safety Cpl. Bobby Hart Hampered by whipping wind tinder-dry weather has been declaration for the entire state. said from an emergency com and t1~mp1~ratures rising toward feeding fires across Texas. lie planned to tour the fire area mand post. Counties the YOs, firefighters today bat Before the Poolville fire, flames today. At least 16 firefighters and affected tled a grass fire that burned had raced across nearly an The fire near Poolville, 35 two residents had been injured. Angelina "We're not talking acres. Bastrop Bexar we're talking miles," Parker Brown County Sheriff Ben Whiteman Callahan said. Clay "We've lost houses. We've Coryell lost trailers. We've lost barns. Denton We've lost deer camps." Eastland come on II 0 1r IJ The Poolville blaze, the state's Hill/Blum Jack largest, destroyed at least 57 Jasper Upshur homes, officials said. As of day Llano Uvalde break it covered more than 40 McCulloch Williamson square miles, or more than Palo Pinto Wise 25,000 acres. AP Bush made state workers, CP~wZ2~®[?W w~oo National Guard helicopters and retired insurance adjuster who had just moved to Poolville, lost PRESENTS heavy equipment available to fight the blaze. everything. She was gone when Wayne Richardson soaked his the fire started. yard with buckets of water as "I guess I won't be putting my the fire approached his home mailbox out anytime soon," north of Poolville. Firefighters McCamon said. sprayed homes in the neighbor Highs Wednesday soared to hood with water, but his was 103 degrees at Laughlin Air one of only a couple that were Force Base, the nation's high spared. est. "I don't know why I was so Dallas-Fort Worth In- lucky," Richardson said. "I ternational Airport reached 94 guess I just got picked." degrees, breaking the mark of Neighbor Sandra McCamon, a 84 set in 1925. Nine other cities - had records in the high YOs. saturday march 2 The Observer is now accepting applications 7 p.m. Stepan for the following paid positions: tickets $3 at the door or Lafortune Saint Mary's News Editor Saint Mary's Sports Editor win fabulous [f_)[?QZ3@l011 Saint Mary's Accent Editor Saint Mary's Assistant Editor Bob Barker says ~®Wl~ ~:!lrr~v to get name tags! Saint Mary's Photo Editor Saint Mary's Day Editor (2) MCs: Please submit a resume and one page personal statement to Caroline Blum by Friday, Jim Schmiedeler March 1st. Questions? call284-4349 or 631-4540 Tim Seymour Come participate in a discussion of the special challenges facing international graduate students... 11 tfi Jlnnua[ The Journey of the International Graduate Student Presentation & discussion led by Andreas Erbe11, M.A., from the University Counseling Center (and an international graduate student himself), will cover: 1. Challenges international graduate students face while pursuing their study in the U.S. 2. The stress of making the transition to this culture 3. The disappointments and problems international students face 4. The problems that may occur in the return to February 24,1996 one's homeland DATE: Sunday, February 25 Stepan Center, 8:00 PM PLACE: Fischer-O'Hara Grace Community Center TIME: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Tickets: $3.00 Sponsored by Fischer-O'Hara Grace Residences, Proceeds benefit the Lo an Center tlze University Counseling Center & Campus Ministry ------~--- ~------.~~--~------··------ page 8 The Observer· INTERNATIONAL NEWS Friday, February 23, 1996 • BosttiA·HERCZEGOVINA Thousands of Serbians flee Sarajevo in panic By DUSAN STOJANOVIC where Serbs, Muslims and Vogosca, the first district the Associated Press Croats coexisted for centuries Serbs will lose Friday, and from and carve out ethnically homo four other areas. ·snlan president VOGOSCA geneous regions. A German shepherd, led by a "I don't know where I'm go This time, it was the Serbs on young boy, began to stumble on ing," Nebojsa Acimovic said the move, forced out because of a snow-covered road. "Make it from the window of his old the policies of their leaders, for just a bit longer," the boy m.ains:tin hospital truck packed with furniture, who oversaw the brutal purge pleaded, running his hand over accord signed last December trunks and relatives, joining the of Muslims and Croats from the dog's head. ended more than 3 1/2 years stream of embittered Serb much of eastern and northern A Bosnian Serb official over of war. refugees fleeing Sarajevo's sub Bosnia, only to lose five Serb seeing the exodus estimated A terse government state urbs Thursday. held districts around Sarajevo that 20,000 people were leav ment said Izetbegovic suffered "Where this sad column stops at the negotiating table. ing, with more to follow as all sudden cardiac problems and is my next home." Thousands of Serbs headed Serb neighborhoods are hand was hospitalized. Thursday was the last day out of those suburbs Thursday, ed over to the Muslim-led gov Edhem Bicakcic, vice presi before the Muslim-led govern abandoning their homes in ernment and its Bosnian Croat dent of the ruling Party for ment begins to take control of chaos and panic. partners by March 19. Democratic Action, said that five Sarajevo suburbs - and, in Some slogged on foot along "This is a human disaster," Izetbegovic was "out of criti the minds of many Serbs, the mud-and-snow covered roads Acimovic said. cal condition. He will be all last day before the enemy in freezing temperatures, their His truck stalled on a frozen right." would come to inflict revenge belongings on their backs. Oth track linking Vogosca to an lsmet Grbo, a spokesman for four years of war. ers jammed onto anything that other Serb suburb, Ilidza. for the party, said earlier the The grim flight was another would move - trucks, buses, "What did I do to deserve this president would have to mournful chapter in Bosnia's tractors, horse-drawn carts - exodus?" he asked, banging his remain hospitalized for an tragedy - a war whose sole splashing and sliding in long fists against the steering wheel unspecified time. aim was to take a country columns that fanned out from and swearing at his fortune. Guerrilla activity results Snowstorm causes plane crash Associated Press The plane was en route to towns' airports. in increased precaution Bucharest after stops in Satu Romania has been plagued BAIA MARE Mare and Baia Mare, about by a number of serious avia Associated Press cials called further provocations A plane crashed into a stone 250 miles northwest of the tion accidents over the past by the rebels. quarry in a snowstorm in capital. year, including the March GROZNY, Russia Friday is the 52nd anniver northwest Romania on Thurs On board were three crew 1995 crash of a Brussels Guerrillas blew up a gas sary of the mass deportation of day, killing all six people on members and three techni bound jet just outside pipeline in southern Chechnya Chechens by Soviet dictator board and two people on the cians who had been repairing Bucharest that killed all 60 on Thursday, igniting a fierce Josef Stalin, who accused them ground. aviation equipment at the two people on board. fire, and Russia strengthened of collaborating with the Nazi The plane, a Soviet-made its forces on the eve of a grim army. Antonov-24, crashed about 9 Chechen anniversary. More than half the population miles from the northwestern Leaders of Chechnya's Rus of 425,000 Chechens and town of Baia Mare after at sian-backed government Ingush, another Caucasus tempting two emergency land blamed the blast, and a similar Mountains people, died on the ings, said the commander of attack in the neighboring re journey to the steppes of Cen Baia Mare's airport, Col. Vasile public of Dagestan, on sepa tral Asia. The Chechens were Dale a. ratist Chechen fighters. allowed to return to their home No casualties were reported. territory in the 1950s. , Firefighters in the area said But amid reports of a new clash Last year, separatist leaders eight people were killed - the between rebels and Russian threatened to unleash a "blood six people on board and two troops, Moscow boosted its bath" against Russian invaders quarry workers. forces around Chechnya as a on the anuiversary, although The cause of the crash was precaution against what offi- they did not follow through. not known. The Center for the Homeless • !095-96 SL/\SON • Auction'(if;, NOTRE D!\lv\[ COtv\MLINICr\TI()N AND TIIFATRE PRLSLN IS Saturday, February 24 • 6:30 p.m. The Century Center's Great Hall Here's just a few ofthe exciting items being offired at Auction '96: * An all inclusive trip for two persons for five nights, including airfare to the five-star Grand lido Resort on , ~--~;;{,yv~~.. ;e~:~:l:~:::;~:~UF:::Anth::;~:r~:e _vs. Tl\11 C· L_ [:: <::, ·~: _' Ohto State- Your memorable day mcludes limo semce to - ' -' \ _'.J the game, four tickets to the game, and dinner at the Morris Inn, then a limo ride home. ; ,_.--- * Annchair Quarterback - You and a guest will experience the ~- f action of Notre Dame football up close personal. Attend pre-game Mass and /~~...... team meal before heading to the locker room. After the game, viewed from the / • ; sideline, visit the locker room to hear Coach Holtz's post-game talk. Game of J \._ li ~-r your choice. (University policy permits only men in the locker room.) * 1\vo ticke~ to Notre. Dame vs. USC in Los Angeles, airfare and two night ----· .__ ~. ~··. · stay at the LA Airport Mamott Hotel, and a two rughts stay at the Marriott's Palm - - -. ._- · Desert Resort and Spa in Palm Springs. Airfare courtesy of Signal Travel. I 1\vo football season tickets for the 1996 Notre Dame season. Pt!WING AI r\SI IING'li..''N HALL ON TIIURSIJ\Y, ft BRllr\RY 22, '-' ~ * W Other exciting items include: NFL on FOX signed memorabilia, local restaurant gift FRil):\), FUIRU:\RY 23 AND SAIURDAY, FU\Rli:\RY 2.J. (MAIINiT AND [V[\INC.) _ certificates and entertainment packages, television scripts signed by cast members, and lots of M~\STERC<\RD AND VM Owms uu~ 631·8128 ._.. _..,..., surprises! New items are added daily. Call 282-8700 for more information and ticket sales. Sup]p>orted 1by a grant from tlhe Paul .1\1. and Reservations are required. Absentee bidding available. Bar1bara Henlkels Visiting Scholar Series and the Mark your calendar and d011 't miss the biggest party of '96. KnstD.tute for ScholaJrSJhiJP> in tftlle Li1beral Arts. Friday, February 23, 1996 The Observer • NEWS page 9 Shuttle reaches orbit • WALES despite engine scare Human error at fault for spill By SUE LEEMAN ~------By MARCIA DUNN came a few seconds into the Associated Press A..soliatcd Press flight. The caution light as well St. Georfe's as a gauge indicated one of the Chllnne ANGLE ..' / CAPE CANAVEHAL, Fla. three main engines wasn't pro Human error probably Lower Town Seven shuttle astronauts viding enough thrust. caused last week's tanker ,' _, ...... -· Fishguard blasted into orbit Thursday to It turned out to be a faulty grounding, which opened the •• attempt a Space Age version of reading. and Mission Control way to one of the 10 largest oil Abereiddy Benjamin Franklin's kite exper assured the crew everything Ramsey "'~> spills in history, the vessel's Island iment - unrenling a satellite was fine after maybe a half manager said Thursday. on llw end of a 12.8-mile cord. minute of worry. The environmental devasta Columbia, carrying an inter Later, Mission Control told tion the spill has generated in national crew, rose from its the crew that the flight con one of Britain's prime wildlife seaside pad at 3:18p.m. As the troller watching the main refuges was becoming appar Haverfordwest shuttle sliced through a hazy engines was "trying to get his ent Thursday. sky, Mission Control got a scare heart colleeted again." More than a dozen dead sea when n cockpit light came on, "Tell him to join the club," birds have washed up. and indicating engine trouble that replied Columbia's pilot, Scott hundreds more - mottled could force the crew to abort Horowitz. with oil - have reportedly llw flight. But it proved to be a If the engine had malfunc been sighted. false alarm. tioned, the crew probably "It is not just the things you "Arrivederci, au revoir, auf would have had to attempt a can see, like birds, seals and Wit~dersehen and adios," shut dangerous return to the launch porpoises, that will be affected, tle commandtlr Andrew Allen site, something that has never but sponges, mollusks and said before liftoff. "We 'II see been done. other forms of life." said Phil you in a couple of weeks." About 600 European guests Rothwell, head of policy opera On Saturday, in a risky ma were on hand for the launch, tions for the Royal Society for neuver, the crew will reel out including Ferdinando Salleo, Protection of Birds. the satellite and try to generate the Italian ambassador to the "This must be a disaster in electricity from the half-ton United States. anyone's terms." metal ball and its slender cord The four Americans, two Capt. Peter Cooney, manag as they sweep through Earth's Italians and one Swiss on board ing director of Acomarit Ltd., magnetic field at 5 miles per will unreel the satellite nearly the company that manages the second. 200 miles above Earth. For two Sea Empress, said there was Some major marine oil spills •asof3p.m.ESTWednesday The same U.S.-Italian exper days, the ball is supposed to "a high probability" that iment flopped four years ago; soar above Columbia on the human error was to blame for Tanker Gallons Date Location the tether jammed on the reel end of the tether, which looks the Feb. 15 grounding off St. and the satellite got no farther like a white boot lace and is Ann's head, the western head Amoco Cadiz 68 million March 16, 1978 Off Brittany, France than 840 feet from the shuttle, made of copper, nylon and land of the Milford Haven estu producing hardly any electric Teflon. ary. Torrey Canyon 36 million March 18, 1967 Isles of Scilly, U.K. ity. Scientists hope to generate · An estimated 20 million gal Braer 25 million Jan.5, 1993 Off Garths Ness, near Scotland All known problems - most 5,000 volts of electricity with lons of oil leaked into the sea. notably a protruding bolt on the tethered satellite and pro "The early information we Nova 21 million Dec.6, 1985 Arabian Gulf the rmll - have been fixed this duce some 1,000 watts of have is that there was nothing time. power as current flows down Sea Empress 19 million• Feb. 15, 1996 Milford Haven, Wales wrong technically with the '%~~:~:.;· the tether to Columbia. The engine scare Thursday ship whatsoever," Cooney said Exxon Valdez 11 million March 24, 1989 Prince William Sound, Alaska in an interview with BBC radio. Source: Golob"s Oil Pollulion Bullelin AP/Carl Fox "This can be borne out crew and officers had passed slow to respond to the ground FLOWE because she steamed in her tests for drugs and alcohol that ing. 0 F A M E R C A own power finally to the berth were administered immedi It took six days to tow the where she now resides." ately. tanker clear of the rocks. Daily Delivery to Notre Dame and South Bend John Fredriksen, a Norwe The government was also Transport Secretary Sir gian who owns the vessel defending itself against claims George Young told critics the Don't forget to pick up flowers for through companies in Cyprus, by environmental groups and rescue operation would be in said Wednesday that the ship's St. Ann's residents that it was vestigated. this weekend's dance! 1404 N. Ironwood Dr. South Bend, IN 46635 (219) 288 .. 3995 ""C M.. F 7:30 .. 7 0 GENDER ACROSS ~ Sat 8.. 6 c:e Sun JQ .. S • THE DISCIPLINES "All major credit cards accepted" • CHARGE BY PHONE GRADUATE RESEARCH 19 9 5-9 6 PAU L M. AN D BARB A RA H E N K EL S VISITING SCHOLARS SERIES IN GENDER STUDIES COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AT NOTRE DAME Religion and Contemporary Liberalism COSPONSORED BY THE jACQUES MARITAIN CENTER, THE jOHN A. O'BRIEN CHAIR IN PHILOSOPHY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY ++++ at the Center for Continuing Education, University of Notre Dame FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, I 996 Friday, February 23, 1996 3:00PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, I 996 Opening Remarks Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, c.s.c. 3:15·5:30 PM HESBURGH LIBRARY AUDITORIUM Politically Active Churches and Church- State Separation Robert Audi David Hollenbach 7:30-10:00 pm The conference will feature presentations of original, gender-related Religious Discourse and Exclusionary Politics jean Bethke Elshtain Sanford Levinson research by Notre Dame graduate students, from a wide range of dis ciplines. On Friday we will run from 2-6 pm, and on a Saturday fr-om 9:30 am-6:00 pm. This will be followed on Saturday evening {6-7:30 Saturday, February 24, 1996 9: 15· 11 :45 AM pm) by a reception in the Hesburgh Library Lounge. All are welcome. Religion and Liberal Civic Culture Please come and support our grads. john Coleman, S.}. Nicholas Wolterstorff 1:45·4: 15 PM SPONSORED BY: Liberal Theory and Religious Pluralism THE GENDER STUDIES PROGRAM OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS AND LETTERS Timothy jackson jorge Garcia THE GRADUATE SCHOOL 4:30-5;30 PM Panel Discussion THE WOMEN'S RESOURCE COMMITTEE OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT UNION Martha Nussbaum • Philip Quinn • jean Bethke Elshtain ----- ~------ page 10 The Observer· NATIONAL NEWS Friday, February 23, 1996 Clinton selects Fed nominees Ameritech faces fines By MARTIN CRUTSINGER she sees it."Rivlin had indicat choice for the Fed. Associated Press ed recently that she was not Her name surfaced several for poor service record interested in joining the Fed. weeks ago, but at the time she Associated Press who were directly affected by WASHINGTON, D.C. "I haven't lost all my powers firmly rejected the possibility. last year's service problems," President Clinton said today of persuasion," the president She said she thought it was im MILWAUKEE Bednarczak said. he will renominate Alan said with a laugh. "Battered portant to stay in her post as Inadequate customer service The PSC cited layofTs and re Greenspan for a third four-year and bloodied though I may be, 1 budget director because of ne could cost Ameritech more tirement incentives with which term as chairman of the Fed can still once in a while make a gotiations with Congress over than $225 million in fines Ameritech reduced payroll, and eral Reserve good argument." balancing the federal budget. under a suit by the Wisconsin a transfer of maintenance and name The two Democrats are to be In addition to teaching eco Public Service Commission. workers to Ohio just before White House sent to the Senate together nomics, Meyer heads his own The suit, filed in Circuit Court stormy weather struck Wis budget with the renomination of economic forecasting firm, in Madison, said records show consin last summer. director Greenspan, a Republican. Laurence H. Meyer & Associ instances last year in which Alice Rivlin Economists predicted a favor· ates.. customers were without ser The company "substantially to the Fed's able response in financial mar The administration bas sig vices for periods longer than and unreasonably" reduced its No.2 post.. kets to the selections. They said naled for months that it was tolerated by state law. service ability in Wisconsin, The presi Wall Street had hoped considering no other candi· The suit does not specify how beginning in late 1994, the dent also Greenspan would be reap dates than the 69•year-old big a fine should be. State law commission said. chose St. pointed and would view the Greenspan for the Fed chair specifies $25 to $5,000 per vio Ameritech, based in Chicago, Louis economist Laurence other candidates as highly manship. lation. serves five states, including In Meyer to fill a Fed vacancy. qualified, mainstream econo But it had hoped to package If the maximum fines were diana. It said 11,000 employees Clinton praised Greenspan mists. the conservative Republican required, the total could be volunteered for retirement in effusively, saying "he has in "Both of these nominees are with a more liberal Democrat $225 million, PSC attorney 1995. spired confidence and with solid, and the markets will take for the No. 2 post. Glenn Kelley said Wednesday. Company records show good reason." them in stride," said David However, New York invest The penalty is likely to be less 43,400 Wisconsin customers "His decisions have helped us Jones, chief economist at ment banker Felix Rohatyn, than that because the commis were without dial tone for more to work toward a period of sus Aubrey G. Lanston & Co. in Clinton's first choice for the sion is more interested in com than 24 hours between March tained economic growth," the New York and the author of vice chairmanship, withdrew pensating customers and avoid 1 and Oct. 31, violating a state president said during an an two books on the Greenspan from consideration last week ing problems in the future, Kel acceptable-service standard, nouncement ceremony in the Fed. after Republicans on the ley said. the suit says. Oval Office. Rivlin, who took over as Senate Banking Committee let Ameritech never denied its Some customers were with He said that Rivlin, nominat director of the president's it be known that he was service problems last year, out service for eight days, it ed as vice chairman, was one Office of Management and unacceptable. spokeswoman Pam Bednarczak said. of the nation's foremost experts Budget when Leon Panetta was Clinton denounced the "out said. Ameritech will respond to the on how to keep the economy named chief of staff in 1994, rageous political treatment" "Our goal is to reach a set PSC suit in court documents, growing. "She always calls it as was something of a surprise accorded Rohatyn. tlement that benefits customers Bednarczak said. Federal order slows South Shore Associated Press senger trains. South Shore officials are con eve.,y _ The order went into effect at cerned that trains won't meet SOUTH BEND, Ind. 12:01 a.m. Wednesday and re the precise schedule required N O WW a;;dNTUNIONBOARD An emergency federal order quires commuter railroads to in the busy Chicago area. reducing train speeds could comply within 10 days. The South Shore travels on make some South Shore Rail It says trains that stop at a its own rails for 75 miles of its road commuters late for work, station or slow to speeds below 90-mile route but uses other T~EN a spokesman for the line said. 10 mph can go no faster than railroads' tracks for 15 miles The order issued Wednesday 30 mph until reaching an all in the Chicago area. I enjoy -watcl!ing by Transportation Secretary clear signal. The South Shore passenger Federico Pena could slow some Parsons said there are nu service is owned and operated a good n~.ovae trains enough to fall behind merous places along the South by Northern Indiana schedule, John Parsons said. Shore line, including the east Commuter Transportation with and The South Shore, which op ern end between Michigan City District, a public agency. erates between South Bend and South Bend, where trains The NICTD board was to dis and Chicago, is used by about are allowed to travel as fast as cuss the federal order at a 7,000 commuters each week 79 mph. meeting Friday. day. Pena issued the order after the fiery train collision Friday in Silver Spring, Md. Eleven Eve.. y N 0 Wand people died in the crash GREAT \YAL involving Maryland Rail Voted #1 Oriental Restaurant 1991, Commuter and Amtrak pas- THEN 1992, and 1993! Szechuan • Cantonese • American F ..i.& Sat.B/10:30p.n1. Chinese Restaurant & Lounge Open 7 Days sundC 2e:na. s2.oo Sunday Buffet Brunch - Every Sunday $8.95 for Adults AT U~HING!! $3.95 for Children p tcattons• • are now being accepted for Food and Supply Manager at the Alumni-Senior Club for the 1996-1997 school year. 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Observer Phone Lines Ediwr~ in· Chief 631-4542 Business Office 631-5313 Mo~no1~ing Edimr/Vit·w~mint 631-4541 Advertising 631-6900/8840 Sport\ (,j 1-4~4.1 Systems/Markesing Dept. 631-88.~9 Nr:ws/Photo 6.11-5323 Office Manager 631-7471 A..:rt'nt/S<~im Mary's 631-4540 Fax 631-6927 I )OJy Edicnr/Prmhu::rion 631-5.~03 Viewpoint E-Mail [email protected] <;r:nrroallnformatinn 631-7471 Ad F.-Mail [email protected] • EDITORIALS • I AM NOT A POTTED PlANT Coresidentiality ideas Ordaining an all-male priesthood I, like many of you no doubt, have been strug Nevertheless, a few months ago, a part of the too important to trash gling for a while with the concept of female Vatican bureaucracy declared, with the Pope's Monday's Campus Life Council meeting produced good news priests. As a Catholic wannabe intellectual, I am consent, that the Church has spoken infallibly and bad news. The good news is that the council, having tackled not entirely satisfied with the rational support against ordaining women priests. I must be miss tlu' thorny issue of coresidentlality, sent a pair of resolutions to underlying our belief. I don't demand that my ing something, I thought. If the Pope didn't speak Vice-President of Student Affairs Patricia O'Hara for her consid faith be strictly rational; there are things that ex cathedra, how could the Church speak infalli eration. Unfortunately, that's also the bad news. can be seen only with the eyes of faith. Still, a bly? Whilfl the CLC has done an admirable job in both thoroughly faith that is from God ought to make sense on Discussing infallibility in an RCIA class, it sud- exploring the issue and proposing that the University examine some level or other. denly became clear to me. The Church teaches the idea of coed living on campus, members cannot be sure Then again, God help me, that there are two kinds of their relwrt will ever go anywhere but into O'Hara's circular I believe. I believe that the infallibility. One is the kind I file. That seems to be the main destination for many promising Church was established by learned about as a kid, where ideas on controversial issues, particularly when O'Hara and God, and that it contains the Pope speaks ex cathedra. University officers don't agree with CLC recommendations. As the "fullness of truth." Charles The other kind is exercised well-researched ideas and proposals are discarded, so goes the Which brings us to the by the bishops, together with body's suppose.d power as the chief advisory board for O'Hara. dilemma; I want to trust the Pope, usually in a Church One year ago this February, O'Hara set a dangerous preced1mt the Church but my reason Roth council, but not necessarily. by ignoring the recommendations of the CLC after it passed a leads me elsewhere. If the Church can speak resolution calling for official recognition for GLND/SMC. O'Hara Of course, in the Bible, infallibly, it can't be just that rnsponded by sidestepping the CLC and creating a committee to Jesus chose 12 men to be we elected a good Pope. It advise her on homosexual student needs. That committee has Apostles, and Jewish could only be because the been meeting for almost a year with yet unreleased results, but priests were only men. Women played significant Holy Spirit was leading the Church. It is pleasing thnre is no doubt as to whose opinions will prevail. The CLC's roles in Jewish history (Ester, Judith) and in New to think that the Church is being guided down resolution has faded like the paper it was printed on. Testament times. Women may have been present the right paths by God, but even more so to think By dismissing the CLC's resolution, O'Hara established herself at the Last Supper; they certainly were with that this guidanee isn't something bPing handed as suprcmn authority on all issues concerning campus life. Jesus on Golgotha. But they were not priests. down more than twice in human history. I envi Tossed aside were the opinions of not only students, but profes This tradition has continued for 2000 years, and sion the Church being constantly guided by the sors, udministrators, rectors and clergy. More importantly. it is not to be taken lightly. Holy Spirit; maybe not 100% right every time, O'Hara obstructed the most important conduit of community Still, assuming that the Church has not sinned but always protected from being completely sentiment that ever reached the Golden Dome. by ordaining only men, the issue remains as to wrong. And now, the CLC presents O'Hara with one more opportunity whether that tradition should continue. We used With regard to women priests, I don't believe to cast popular will to the trash heap. The CLC has positioned to have Mass in Latin, eat fish on Fridays, and that the Holy Spirit would allow the Church to ito;elf as a powerful voice on campus opinion, including faculty require that women entering the Church cover have gone so long in error, even if that error was and stuff as WP.ll as students. Their aggressive, but informed their hoads. Clearly, the mere existence of a tra common to society. A community so holy as the stanee on coresidentiality is a shining example of their willing dition doesn't end the discussion. Church would never allow itself to be so misled ness to help Notre Dame heal wounds that have festered for too Now, if the Pope spoke infallibly, that would by something that can o~ly be described as sex long. llopefully, she'll take this opportunity to do the right thing. end the discussion (for me). My childhood ed ism. The bishops, together with the Pope, have ucation wasn't stellar, but we knew that when made it clear through their actions these last the Pope spoke infallibly (ex cathedra), we were 2000 years that they feel no authority to ordain Mary Ann Who? obliged to believe. The other option was to stop women. I do not yet comprehend why God should want For the second year in a row, the University has disappointed believing in the Church, and to become a Protestant. • only male priests. But it would not be the only the senior class with the announcement of a fairly obscure com time God has been guilty of particularism. As mencement speaker. Mary Ann Glendon is a speaker who But as every good Catholic knows, the Pope has belongs lecturing in Debartolo 101 on a Wednesday afternoon, only spoken infallibly on two subjects: the Dorothy Parker put it: How odd lnsteud of delivering a commencement address to a packed Assumption of Mary and the Immaculate Con JACC. Although she's not without credentials, her selection will ception. As a child, I remember thinking that of God To Choose enrtainly disappoint students and parents hoping to hear a more these two were pretty easy; not obvious, perhaps, but at least they didn't seem to affect my life very The Jews. prestigious speaker. It also breaks a long-standing tradition of much. A declaration on women's ordination Chuck Roth. a law school student, has never inviting a sitting president in an election year. No one but earned enough to pay income tax, and appears administrators know if there was an honest attempt to draw would be very different. The Pope has still, you can quote me on this, made no ex cathedra infal likely never to do so. Commiseration and com President Clinton to campus, or where the breakdown occurred. lible statement against ordaining women. plaints can be sent to [email protected]. Students can only hope thtl Class of '97 has bHttnr luck. • GARRY TRUDEAU • QUOTE OF THE DAY L./5713N, MIKE, I KNOW IT5 .3:CO A.M. ANI? YOU'Re PROBAB/...Y BUSY, 8lfT YOU WANT 70 60 "lean 't understand why peo OlfT ANI? t3£T SVMe. C:OFF&E<' ple are frightened of new ideas. I'm frighte.ned of the old ones." -John Cage page 12 ACCE-NT Friday, February 23, 1996 The Staff of Accent proudly presents An Undercover Report on the Fabulotts , By DAN CICHALSKI Accent Copy Editor and JOEY CRAWFORD .(~ Assistant Accent Editor .,.; . ~ - ancing, funky ties, long * "..,.-~~~. ~ -:::;;..:.:; .... : .... '.; -~- hoi, Van Morrison's "Bro .-~_...... if,.' - :__ gifts: these all are part of --- ·:.r-~~[-· _..... ~.:- ~: '-~ • .., Dame and Saint Mary's mals represent a stapl Mary's weekend life. Sc (the preferred, more pol hall semi-formal") and formals offer a cha '-'"'.t• ' • ing the week's sorrows away with life's fi - ~-It~~.... dents, they are times of great celebratio .. ~ _.,."' -< are a tremendous burden; to still others, 'f.'~?:f··_;. just another social event in a long series of An average student may attend a couple ing a semester, but an elite group may f~ teen in a single academic year, or upwarc year career. 1 Freshmen come to the South Bend area SYR night entails, but they learn fast. Bauer, who hails from Malvern, Pennsylv of a Freshman Dancing Queen. So far s and SYR's, with three more lined up in th friends bet me that I wouldn't make it to year," Bauer says. ''I'm not going to mak dance is this weekend and I'm going to Sta With so many dances to go to, what to tough decisions. Bauer says she tries ' much, especially with the same guy." W nent, a friend or neighbor across the hall i gown. Out of the eleven dances she's attended several for certain unique events. Over was the best. "Everyone had polyester recalls. The worst? "Our formal with Ke too crowded." With so many dances on the resume, tiJ wacky and wild experiences. "When I car at St. Ed's, my friends told me my datf around the building." Bauer laughs. A occurred at the Air Force Ball. "It was r Bauer says. "We were walking to the Pas gowns and there were lakes everywhere. and by the time we got there we looked li better after that." Of course, what would an SYR or formal best one I ever got," Bauer laments, "was actually flushed." And who says gifts just Kimberly Saurer also learned about tho career at the University of Notre Dame. twenty times during her freshman year al she attends has decreased each year bee resident of Turtle Creek, Saurer recalls s her first year, "I went to the Flanner Ha the best time. My date lived on one of th mate and I had been doing shots. When i of the floors (a tradition in Flanner). we the fifth floor I have no recollection." When asked about her recalls jokingly her ni Observer Editor-in-Chie calls Fort Collins, Color of the interesting gifts received a bunch of s those though. I al times ... one time my doms from some gu "Yeah, one time groped on the dane . Afterwards, he left /I floor," she laughs as she refl ' ' her anonymous roommate. · ": ' ed for dances. Sometimes i ':_t meet someone new." she admit, the typical SYR an tiresome. r~EAPER ,,, Farley Hall sophomo similarly about the u events. "I had a gre has frequented the Dance. It was less formal because the the typical dance," s The New York nativ ------~----~ Friday, February 23, 1996 ACCENT page 13 for a one time appearance the .... • ysterious Realm of SYR's and Formals experiences, tallying eighteen dances in just two short years. "I've had year definitely ranks as one of his top dancing experi great experiences at dances," Annunziata comments, "but there have ences. been occasions when I come home in tears." After attending the vast number of dances that he ... Dances are a time of giving and receiving also, Annunziata ponders: has, the dancing king tends to become a little apa- ~ "One time I got this great milk spout in the shape of a cow that actually thetic about the events. "Towards the end of the t) ~ a plenitude of alco moos!" She never has a problem finding a dress, yet has never worn streak, they become a bit of a burden," Villaruz &Z;) Eyed Girl," flowers, silly the same dress to the same dorm. maintains. Regardless, he loves going to SYR's and long tradition on the Notre Though only scratching the surface of double figures, freshman formals because they give him the opportunity to · uses. SYR's and for Nicole Murphy of Cavanaugh still has a few months left to add to her hang out with friends and "just chill." of Notre Dame and Saint current total of ten dances. Not surprisingly, Murphy notes that last Not everyone is so enthusiastic about dances, · -Your-Hoommate Dances semester's Cavanaugh SYR was the best one: "All my friends were though. Some people view these social events with complete ically correct term is "all there and I knew lots of people." As far as the dresses are concerned, disdain. Flanner Hall sophomore John Polhemus main- to dress up while drown the Pittsburgh native confesses, "I've gotten a couple of new ones since tains, "I hate dances; dances are stupid. They're just a beverages. To some stu I've been here but I repeat a lot." reason to get dressed up and drink." to others, they Murphy has perhaps received the most unique gift of all those inter Regardless, if you are a fan of dances, or if you despise they represent viewed for this article: an autographed copy of "0 Sole Mio." But even the concept, they pose to be interesting nights. No one dances. with the most interesting of gifts, one must be enthusiastic about the ever knows what quite to expect. One junior who wish of dances dur dance itself to continue attending them week after week. When talking es to remain anonymous explains an outrageous uent nearly fif about this weekend's Cavanaugh formal, Murphy says, ''I'm not as dance: "My date kept me alone in a room and made of forty in a four- excited as I was for the first one. Actually, I was nervous for the me listen to Lionel Richie all night." By the end of the first dance. I'm a lot more relaxed now." night, she was dancing on the ceiling with anger. not quite knowing what an Dances no longer make Megan Pater of Pasquerilla East Dances can be a great time or the worst experience llall resident Amanda nervous either. They are just another walk in the park of your life. From the advice of one of the "dance represents the epitome for this junior who has managed to accumulate aholics" polled: "It all depends on what you make of attendnd eleven formals twenty-three dances during her college career. it." And that is one to grow on. coming weeks. "One of my The most memorable of these dances are all tlw men's dorms in one (':-~ those closest to home. "The dances in PE are - it because Morrissey's last my favorite because all of my friends are ford's SYH." there." wear bneomes one of many She has had her. share of bad experiences t to n~peat !dresses! too at dances though. On the way to the Carroll n n~pntition appears immi formal, she got sick on the bus always willing to lend out a due to a mysterious "illness." Intoxication? Most of Pater's dancing experience came during her first year thus far, Bauer remembers at Notre Dame. "I was flattered o be asked to go to a II, Zahm's "Decade Dance" dance," she explains, "It gave me a chance to meet H. nd it was really cool," she new people that I would not normally meet." Her Emily P. An impressive list of nnan at Senior Bar. It was friends give this veteran of SYH's and formals an occa .. A. dances that Aaron has sional hard time. They argue that she possesses "way 6. F{egina D. ere are bound to be some too many black dresses." But she has her favorite 7. Morrissey D. attended during his e back from the bathroom dress: "You know. a typical Notre Dame dress." . 8. SMC Freshman Formal-Beth U. stay at Notre Dame. was somt~where running But women are not the only students who can enjoy •· Sophomore other night to remember the dancing revelries. Guys like Mark Fennell take par- 9. Farley SYR-Amy A. ke a monsoon out there," tkular interest in these events. This Keenan sopho- 10. Knott SYR-Caroline A. uerilla Center in our long ~lb.., 1110re boasts twenty-two dances in just two 11. LeMans Hall Dance-Sarah K. 'he bus was two hours late \ --: years. He enjoys these social gatherings 12. Morrissey Formal-Caroline A. 13. PE SYR-Amy S. e drowned rats. But it got ~ because he claims he only experienced a 14. SMC Sophomore Formai-Jen 0. ~~ (.' bad dance once. During this ill-fated 15. Morrissey SYR-Amy S. be without the gifts? "The ~~ night, he borrowed a shirt from a friend. 16. Lyons SYR-Janet A. toilet bowl key-chain that \' While leaning against a wall, he ripped ltr 17 Pop Farley-Kristi K. - ren't creative anymore? the shirt on a nail, leaving him with a IJt,.,f \ 18. Siegfried SYR-Beth T. ~e crazy dances early in her "big, gaping hole" in the back of his l _::: Junior She daneed the night away shirt. This event ruined his night. "I 19. Farley SYR-Aileen F. me. (The number of dances wasn't sure if the guy was going to '7i 20. Walsh SYR-Titea L. use of a boyfriend.) Now a kill me or something," Fennell claims. ~ 21. Morrissey Formal-Stephanie B. me of the highlights during Despite being set up for a number of 22. Howard SYR-Beth I Christmas formal and had dates, he still manages to have. a good 23. Morrissey SYR-Stephanie B. top floors, where my room- time; although, he must admit, he would 24. Lewis SYR-Sharon B. came time to start the tour rather be asked by people he knows. 25. Lewis Formal-Tara C. ere pretty intoxicated. Past Then there is the dancing king himself: Aaron Villaruz. 26. PE Formal-Michelle F. - 27. Cavanaugh Formal-Lisa D. Villaruz, during his four years at Notre Dame, has managed 28. Morrissey Formai-Jen G. orst dance expnrienee, she to attend a dance at every women's dorm on Notre Dame's 29. Folk Choir SYR-Mary S. :htmare date with current campus, as well as most of the dorms at Saint Mary's. He 30. Morrissey Formal-Renee F. ~· John Lucas. Saurer--who completed the cyele on February 9, when he attended Breen 31. SMC Junior Formai-Meghan M do, home--reflects on some Phillips' SYH. Villaruz has attended (what unofficial research 32. Farley Formai-Tracey she has received: "I guess I has confirmed to be) a record number of dances: forty three. Senior uirt guns ... everybody gets During this incredible streak, he has managed to accumulate 33. Knott SYR-Trang B. ~o got bubbles a couple of some crazy gifts as well. "One time I got this big, blue, fuzzy 34. Lewis SYR-Jill A. roommate got a box of con- & marionette monster called Loopy Louie. That was definitely the 35. Morrissey Formal-Amy G. she didn't 1wen know. ~ coolest!" Villaruz explains. "I get a lot of toys. Toys get boring 36. Howard SYR-Sarah M. ny roommate was severely after awhile." 37. Badin SYR-Monica E. 38. PE Formai-Jen G. 1 floor for a couple of hours. His most memorable dance experience came during his her standing on the dance sophomore year when he attended the PE formal. During that excur 39. Pangborn SYR-Nancy F. 40. Lewis Formai-Jen R. !cts on the misadventures of sion, his date "got really sick." This expert of dances claims that Pop 41 . Pop Farley-Liz F. Most of the time I was excit- Farley is easily the best dance on campus. But the time his date fixed 42. BP SYR-Liz S . . gave me the opportunity to him and his friends dinner at the Lewis formal during his freshman adds. Although, she must.------_::______~======~~~~~~::~~~~ 1 dance "uniform" can grow e Michelle Annunziata feels If you can beat the incredible record set by Aaron Villaruz, you ·ual attire needed for these t time at Zahm's (where she could win a dinner for two at Don Pablo's fine eating establishment. most-three times) Decade monotonous than the usual Please call the Accent desk by 5 p.m. on March 5 at 631·4540 to dress was not as stifling as e maintains with fervor. enter. Documented proof needed. We look forward to your calls. has had her share of dance ------l page 14 Friday, February 23, 1996 The Tragedy of Macbeth Arrives at Washington Hall Berger, and Joanna Foster bring the magic from the London stage to campus this week. Supported in part by a grant from the Paul M. and Barbara Henkel's Visiting Scholar Series, and the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, the actors pre sent five performances, as well as work with stu dents and faculty to discuss the literature and art of theatre. Working with the students in the classrooms is one of the most enjoyable aspects of this program for the players. Dale states, "The enthusiasm is very high; American students are much less inhib ited than European students, and they tend to be much more energized." Indeed, the enthusiasm for this program can be felt around campusi the tickets sold out two weeks ago. The lucky ones who scored tickets for the actual performances are in for a real treat. The actors are presented with a challenge from the start since the five of them must represent thirty-two characters. An interesting catch to this The Observer/Brandon Candura DUmber is that because tWO Of the players are Tragedy strikes Washington Hall. women, they must play male parts. By RACHEL TORRES "In Shakespeare's day," states Berger, "women Accent Writer didn't act, so men had to play the women's roles. This per formance represents an interesting switch." magine an open black stage outlined with a thin white Using vocal variations and subtle costume changes, the line. No scenery. Limited props. Five actors, and a time actors convince the audience that they really are different I less text by William Shakespeare. This is "Macbeth." characters. The audience is called upon to use its imagina This unconventional approach to theatrics comes from tion since the actors are constantly changing roles and ACTER, A Center for Theatre, Education, and Research, have little but their sheer theatrical talent to enhance their and based at The University of North Carolina at Chapel images. The stage has no scenery, but somehow the audi Hill. Starting as an offshoot from the Royal Shakespeare ence knows when they are in Macbeth's castle or when Company in England, ACTER sponsors groups of London they are on the battle field. This experience is powerful actors to go on six to nine week tours to campuses across because of the overwhelming performances by the players. America. The performers not only stage a play, but they The ACTER performers bring unique and educationally also teach students and faculty about many of the aspects entertaining incites into theater this week. Not only is of theatre. "Macbeth" a well received performance, the intimate class Philip Joseph, Gareth Armstrong, Sam Dale, Sarah room experiences conducted by the performers are unpar alleled. The Mystery of Agnes +-I aunts Saint Mary's College By MARY BETH ELLIS point. Ever-present cigarette in hand, Livingstone Saint Mary's Accent Editor delivers her "the facts of the case are these" monolouge: She has been appointed to the case of a he opening words of "Agnes of God" float from young nun named Agnes, accused of murderering her offstage, a portion of the Mass hauntingly sung own infant child minutes after its birth. Livingstone by Agnes herself: "Kyrie elison, Christi eli must deterine her ability to stand trial. Tson ... " Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy. Before we meet Agnes, however, we are introduced It is a fitting first line for this two-hour exploration of to her Mother Superior, Sister Miriam, whose early issues of innocence and deception, anger and forgive good humor is soon punctured by Livingstone's ness. inquiries to reveal a wary and secretive nature. From "Agnes" is deftly brought to the stage by Katie Mother Miriam, we learn that Agnes is no ordninary Sullivan, Saint Mary's Assistant Professor of nun. Completely sheltered by her abusive mother from Communication, Dance and Theatre. Part psychologi the outside world, Agnes came to the convent at age cal mystery novel, part deeply probing character seventeen without having see.n a movie or read a book. sketch. "Agnes" is a Church-soaked study of turbulent Her apparatnly pure love of God, however, seems to - minds. This is not "Sister Act": The plot, which carries have sustained her in lieu of contact with soicety. the audience from a assuming ramrod straight "who As the play progresses, the audience is granted dunit" posture on the edge of thier seats to a hand glimpses of increasing depth into Agnes' convoluted over-the-mouth sympathy with the characters, is pow mind_:_ a mind suffering from paranoia, imprisioning erfully carried by a three-actress cast. The dominent guilt, and schizophrenia. These mental tribulations, themes of "Agnes" are reflected in its setting; the tempered by a celestial singing voice, a brief appear The ObServer/Cynthia Exconde actresses pace and cower on a on a stark, colorless ance of the stigmata on the young nun's palms, and The Saint Mary's Production of 'Agnes of God' shows this stage, the monotony of which is broken only by flashes of extra sensory precipitaion, have Livingston weekend. abstract, somewhat tortured figures that tower before unravling Agnes' mind for months on end. the play's most surprising character. Her inaugural - a mood-lit backdrop. Livingston herself functions as much more than a jaunt on stage, complete with a corny one-liner, slowly "Agnes" opens with court psychologist Dr. supposedly sane, secular first-person vehicle for the degenerates into a picture of a somewhat shady indi Livingstone, who narrates the action of the plot, offer plot. Hardened against the Church from the day her vidual, seeming to be overly protective of Agnes and ing the audience an encaptulation of the off-stage sister died in a convent when her superior flatly her activities surrounding the night her infant child action that brings the play to its in medias res starting refused to supply her with adequete medical attention was found dead in a waste basket with its umbilical ("I ran away from my faith as cord wrapped around its neck. She originally appears fast as my mind could go," she to possess a healthy view of both science and religion, tells us), Livingston sums up but her fear of Livingston's probing questions of her acidly cynical view of Agnes- "(Don't look at her as) the sum of her psycho ,. Catholicsm when she logical parts ... You're a surgeon. I don't want her mind announces to Mother Superior, cut open," she says upon their first meeting- reveals "The Virgin Birth was a lie told itself to be a protection of herself. to a cuckholded husband by a "Agnes of God" does not resolve so much as it con frightened wife ... Poverty, cludes. Plot questions raised by the storyline are chastity, and ignorance- that's answered; ethical and religious questions raised by the what you live by." Livingston, characters, of course, are not. "Why was a child who finds God only in an indi molested and a baby killed and a mind destroyed?" an vidual's mind, struggles for anguished Dr. Livingston demands in the final scene. objectivity while dealing with Her only answer is a non-answer, as voiced by Mother this saintly but disturbed reli Miriam: "We'll never find the answers to everything." gious. As she works to pry open the blinds hocking Agnes' rec "Agnes of God" runs Thursday, February 22, through ollection of the night of her Sunday, February 25. Student tickets are available for •••• child's death, Livingston is $3, senior citizens for $6, Saint Mary's -Notre Dame forced to confront personal community members for $6, and adults for $8. religious and ethical issues. Tickets are on sale at Saint Mary's box office in Exconde Her voyage, in a way, mirrors O"Laughlin Auditorium, 9 A.M .through 5 P.M ., Saint Mary's students perform in this weekend's production of 'Agnes of that of her patient's. Monday through Friday. Orders are accepted at (219) Mother Miraim emerges as 284-46626. ------ Friday, Fdmmy 23, 1996 The Observer· SPORTS page 15 • Cou:::GE BASKETBAH Freethrows key in upset of Bearcats Kittles By JOE KAY The Cardinals came in determined to be just as physical as Assudatnl Press Cincinnati, which has a reputation for pushing around opponents suspended under the boards. Louisville ended up with a 35-28 advantage in VILlANOVA, Pa. CINCINNATI rebounds. Kerry Kittles, the top scor No. 21 Louisville did all kinds of things wrong Thursday night: "We talked all week long about how it was going to be a physical game and we've got to match lire with fire, not let them intimidate er for fourth-ranked missed layups, thrnw the ball away and had three players foul out. Villanova, has been suspend· Tlwy did one thing exactly right: hit free throws. The Cardinals you," Crum said. "We went to war with them." ed for the team's final three sank 2H of 36 in all. induding live by Tick Rogers in the final A tightly officiated game would seem to favor Cincinnati, which regular-season games minutn, to hnat No. 6 Cincinnati 72-66. has a lot more depth and height. But Cincinnati couldn't take because of the unauthorized That one statistie made up for a whole lot of bad ones that usu advantage as Louisville's swarming defense kept the ball away use of a university telephone ally would mean disaster. The Cardinals {19-7, 10-2 Conference from center Art Long and power forward Danny Fortson. credit card number. USA) had U> turnovers, had leading scorer DeJuan Wheat go 0- "He (Fortson) never really got a chance to get into the game," "He made a significant for-9 from the lield, and played th11 last 18 min utns without an Wheat said. "We played tough defense all night. We were in his number of calls over a peri exp«lrieneed eenter. face, and I think we confused him with our quickness." od of several months," ath "I don't know how to explain it," coach Denny Crum said. Fortson scored 23 for Cincinnati and Burton added 20. letic director Gene DeFilippo "Twenty-six turnovers is too many. And DnJuan going 0-for-9 ... If Rogers led a balanced Louisville attack with 17 points. Brian said in a statement. "The you'd have given me that stat before the game, I would have said Kiser and Damion Dantzler added 12 apiece, and Wheat and Sims credit card number did not each had 11. we have no chance." belong to any member of the Cincinnati (20-3, 9-2) lost on its home court for the first time in Louisville center Samaki Walker missed his ninth consecutive basketball staff." 1:1 games this season because it couldn't take advantage of all game ovr.r questions of how his father obtained a car, and backup After learning of the card center Beau Zach Smith fouled out with 9:22 left. those openings. Instead, the Bearcats wound up with their most use, the school contacted the lopsided loss. But Cincinnati gave up its front-line advantage by getting in foul Big East Conference and the "They lwat us to the ball, they outplayed us, they outcoached us, trouble. Long, Fortson and point guard Keith LeGree were on the NCAA, DeFilippo said. bench together with fouls for much of the first half. tlwy outmanaged us. We didn't get it done," coach Bob Huggins "The NCAA has ruled that said. Louisville took advantage at the foul line. The Cardinals, who use of the telephone credit Louisvilhl led most of the game and linally pulled away late in average 65 percent from the line, hit 17 of 21 free throws in the first half. card number is an extra tlw second half. Alvin Sims' steal and dunk capped a 7-2 spurt Cincinnati was 1-for-5. benefit, and that Kerry is that pushed the lead to 65-55 with 4:54 left. Huggins got a technical for arguing calls during a timeout, and suspended for the next three Darnell Burton's 3-pointer cut it to 65-62 with 1:02 left, but LeGree got a technical for arguing a charging call five minutes regular-season basketball Louisville went 7 -of-8 from the line to get its ninth victory in 10 later. In-between, Louisville hit three free throws and went up 13- games," he said. "He will, games. 7. however, rejoin the team Fouls play«~d a big rohl. The officiating crew of Dick Paparo, Ed Burton changed the momentum by hitting a pair of jumpers and and participate in the Big llightower and John Clougherty called 55 fouls, including two making a couple of steals during a six-point spurt that tied it. His East and NCAA tourna· first-half teehnicals on Cincinnati. Louisville outscored Cincinnati dunk off a drive gave Cincinnati its biggest lead, 31-25, and the ments." from tlw foul line 28-13. Bearcats took a 34-31 lead into intermission. The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Notre Dame office, 314 LaFortune and from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 309 Haggar College Center. Classifieds Deadline for next-day classifieds is 3p.m. All classifieds must be prepaid. The charge is 2 cents per character per day, including all spaces. ------ page 16 The Observer • SPORTS Friday, February 23, 1996 must contend with Wolters' win. She was smothered by the four inch height advantage. Husky defense in their previous UConn "We will try to play behind meeting. I continued from page 24 her more," added McGraw. "She is going to draw the best I Nykesha Sales and point defender on the team. But if I Connecticut is always a chal Jennifer Rizzotti, who leads the we run our offense correctly I lenge. It will a great experi team in assists, make up the and set our screens, she should I ence either way," McGraw said. second and third members of get some good looks," stated I Connecticut's tremendous trio. McGraw. I The 25-3 Huskies are led by a I trio of stars. Kara Wolters, a 6- Sales was a major factor in the Preparation and a good atti I 7 center, averages more than last game with the Irish, so tude is definitely a great be I 18 points and nearly 8 re Coach McGraw hopes to apply ginning. but execution will be I bounds per game. more pressure to the talented the key to victory. I Her dominating presence guard. "We're going to try and find I near the basket frustrated the "Nykesha Sales really hurt us their weak spots and take ad I Irish defense in their first in the last game. We plan to vantage of them," said Gaither. I match-up. put Stacy Fields on her this If the Irish want to be one of I "We have to pressure the ball time." the best, they will have to beat I Beth Morgan must have a one of the best. This weekend, I on the perimeter. Then it's my I job to make her take a tough good shooting performance in the Irish will have that oppor I shot," explained Gaither, who Connecticut if the Irish hope to tunity. 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No exceptions. 9 5 9 $5.~~ $6 ~ ~ i$1 0~~ $3.00 Admission With Student ID $5.00 Admission Without Student ID *Every one under 21 must state they are prior to entry. hiday, February 23, 1996 The Observer • SPORTS page 17 • fENCING Fencers face final regular-season challenge and Luke LaValle was an tion will come from Lawrence perienced." have the strongest in the excellent complement to men's University which has the NCAA Wayne State also has a Midwest. Because of the indi Irish, Joyce sabre captain Bill Lester. champion with the epee. strong men's foil squad which viduals, this should be good The Irish have previously could test Jeremy Siek and the competition before the quali Center to host faced each of the teams in this The Irish men's epee team rest of the Irish foil team. Siek fiers." weekend's tournament and has been a question mark all has fenced well this year. Not everyone on the team beat them all handily. season. Captain Carl Jackson He has been complemented took the weekend off. LaValle, regional tourney "This is the last tune-up be has not fenced all season but all season long by Auriol for Brown and Nicole Mustilli par fore the NCAA qualifiers," said Brice Dille has filled in his leadership qualities and his ticipated in the Junior By WILLY BAUER coach Yves Auriol. "The main admirably. ability bring along the younger Olympics in Nashville. Spurts Writer concern is to fence better. We "The men's epee team has members of the team. Mustilli and Brown tied for have beat all the Midwestern shown some improvement," "Each team we face will have third place in the women's foil. After a month of traveling teams before, now we need to critiqued Auriol. good individuals," praised Mustilli also placed third with around the midwest and east beat them with consistency. "Confidence is the main Auriol. the women's sabre, not a coast, Notre Dame's fencing This weekend will decide the thing. The team has to fence "Some teams have people NCAA event, and ninth with team got some well deserved final spots for the team that well as a team. They have a that could be in the top five at the epee. LaValle placed ninth time off to prepare for this will go to the qualifiers. lot of talent but are inex- the NCAA's. As a team, we in men's sabre. weekend's Midwestern Team People are very close to each ~-...... "'Tl Champions at the Joyce other." Center. For the women's team, com Both squads had successful petition will come from Wayne regular seasons as the men's State, Ohio State, and team went 22-2 while the Northwestern. wonwn finished 23-1. Wayne State has a women's This we11kend the team will foilist who was on the Polish attempt to defend its national team, and might give Midwestern title. the Walsh-Brown combination Freshmen played a major some trouble. Ohio State role on both teams during the boasts a women's foilist who regular season and will look to placed at last year's NCAA continue the effort this week championships, who also has tmd. the potential to give the Irish Sara Walsh and Myriah women fits. Brown were strong all year For the men, solid competi- long for the women's foil team CHRISTMAS IN APRIL ISIGNUPS Monday, Feb. 26 and Tuesday, Feb. 27 I I a.m. to 2 p.m. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Observer File Photo ' at Library Concourse Senior foilist Jeremy Siek approaches the end of his collegiate career as he and and his fellow fencers pre pare for the NCAA Championships. 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Friends World, Box CN Long Island University 239 Montauk Highway Southampton, NY 11968-4198 (516) 287-8475 [email protected] LONG ISLAND UNIVERSI.TV l page 18 The Observer • SPORTS Friday, February 23, 1996 Sean Rogers, a walk-on on the football team, weighed in Bouts at 298, which made him ineli 66th Annual Bengal Bouts continued from page 24 gible to compete. A precedent was set a year finals, where he lost to Rob ago, when former football 125 pounds "165 pounds Naticchia. player Greg Stec was forced to Some of the other top seeds drop over 30 pounds to get un All semifinalists A'? John Cbristoforett1 vs. PatMcDonough include junior Butch Cabniros der the ceiling. Frank Diorio vs. Mark McKenna John mele vs. J,Bradley at 150, Mike Debiasi at 185 Matt Peacock vs. Dan Zepf Jim Sur vs. J. Ray and Mike Mantey at 190. Even that seemed to be Chris Demoraes vs. Frank Christinzio almost unfair, though, as he 130 pounds The 170-pound division knocked out Jason Svadeba Mike McCundy vs. Dave Seerveld 170 pounds looks to be one of the tightest ten seconds into the first divisions from top to bottom, round to take the title. Shawn Moylan vs. Sean Sharpe Bob Lalor vs. Justin Malley with seniors Bob Lalor and Whatever the weight class, Tom Will vs. Pat Hannon Ron Parisi vs. Ted Lefere Todd Murphy taking the top though, every bracket will be Tony Barth vs. Dave Reidy Mike Wigtop v~; Pat Maciariello two seeds. looking for some good bouts, Erik Henderson vs. Todd Murphy Lalor, a captain this year, though some of the boxers 135 pounds fell to Farrell in the 1995 may not be showing the best semifinals at 175, while form. Toby Biolchini - bye 175pounds Murphy lost to Goddard in the "The time period is so short Brian Norton vs. Joe Leslie Mike Farrell - bye finals at 170. to train," Suddes said. "It actu Andy Klein vs. Jim Schmeideler Jim McKale vs. Norm Beznoska One of the tougher decisions ally takes a few years to get it Matt Bardol vs. Dennis Joyce Andy Greff vs. Dan Drew placed on the shoulders of the going. coaches was the layout of the "But boxing is a strange mix Chris Dobranski y~. Matt Dowd heavyweight card, which of the individual and the team 140 pounds looked as recently as a week sport. The veterans have of Ted Pagano vs. Brendan Poe 185 pounds ago to have a near full brack fered a lot of support to the Tom Cronley vs. Roger Koelsch Mike Debiasi -Bye et. younger boxers the whole Jim Gilmartin vs. J. Ben Brendan Gaffneyvs. Mike Shinners Because of some major time. I'm really looking for Phil Boulafentis vs. Doug Polina Pat Cunningham vs. Steve Taczak disparities in weight, however, ward for the Bouts to begin." some changes had to be made. The quarterfinals start Andy Herbert - bye Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the 145 pounds Six boxers are now in the Joyce basketball arena. Andy Dicello vs. Jim Fletcher 190 pounds 200 pound division, with only All the proceeds from the Dan Glennon vs. Jeevan Subbiah Mike Mantey - bye three going to heavyweights, Bengal Bouts will go to the which had a weight limit of Holy Cross Missions in Joe Affinto vs. Tim Irwin Dave Monahan vs. Jim Juster Bangladesh. John Schilling vs. Fred Kelly Mike Faccenda vs. Charles Ferrando 250 pounds. Dan Moran vs. Ken Oliphant 150 pounds Butch Cabreros- bye 200 pounds Mon.-Fri. O'Shaughnessy Williams vs. Jesse Troy Phillips - bye ~ §flea•r Vlla1z,e~ af 9 am· 8 pm Barrett Brad Dehond vs. Dan O'Rourke Sat. Dave Hellen vs. Ben Cast Jim Donovan vs. Kevin McGrath "Styles for all Walfts of Life" 9 am- 5 pm John Desplinter vs. Tom Kelly Corey Spence - bye In the Campus Shoppes Sun. 11 am· 4 pm 155 pounds Heavyweight Rick Rogers vs. Charlie Algier Tim Regan-semifinal bye Tom Roderick vs. Pete Tritterdon S. Donovan ':S· Josh Quinn Lucas Molina vs. Joe Hartzell Mike Lofino vs. John Kmetz 160 pounds Chip Farrell-bye Bob Biolchini vs. Alex Kerrigan Chris Sikora vs. Todd Mitchell Ryan Rans- bye ... ------, • Stylists specializing in : $5 Off a wide range of styling for dances & special :Relaxer/Perms Expires 3/8/96 occasions • • Appointments necessary for tanning, relaxers, penns, and styles • (No, this is not a cruel joke). (119)171-7674 Help Student Activities pick a comedian otre Dame for a show this semester. Check which of the following shows you would attend and heerleading send to 315 LaFortune by Fri., March 1st. PAULA POUNDSTONE $4/TICKET PENN & TELLER $7/TICKET ROB SCHNEIDER $4/TICKET STEVEN WRIGH.T $5/TICKET Name: Phone Number: Winner will receive dinner for two, a limousine for transportation, two tickets to the show, and a chance to meet the comedian. Friday, February 23, 1996 The Observer • SPORTS page 19 • HOCKEY Playoff hopes rest on thin ice By MIKE DAY post-season. proved a lot since the beginning Sports Writer Fortunately for the Irish, there of the season," said freshman has never been greater reason right wing Brian Urick. "Still, The Notre Dame hockey team to be confident. They travel to we know that we are every bit is short on a lot of things. Ohio to take on sixth place as goort as them, and if we play They are short on the number Miami tonight before visiting our game, we should come out of points they need to get into fifth place Bowling Green on on top." the playoffs. Thus, with just Saturday. Urick (11 goals), fellow frosh three games remaining in the "These two games are against Aniket Dhadphale (12), and ju regular season, they are short teams that we feel we can beat," nior center Tim Harberts (22 on time. And with leading scor said junior center Terry Lorenz. points) will be counted on to er Jamie Ling out for the "We had our opportunities to provide offensive punch as the remainder of the season, they beat both of them earlier in the Irish continue to adjust to the are short on offensive produc year. so we're confident that loss of Ling. tion. we'll get the job done this time "Certainly, that is a huge loss However, there is one thing around." for us, both at the offensive and they are not short on. With 20 points in the stand defensive end," said Poulin. Fortunately for Irish fans, that ings, Miami has all but locked up "But we have some guys who one thing happens to be confi the sixth seed in the CCHA play are starting to come into their dence. off race. Despite struggling at own offensively. so we should be "I feel very good about the the defensive end, allowing over all right in terms of scoring." way we are playing," said Irish 4.50 goals per contest. the The Irish dropped both of their head coach Dave Poulin. "We Redskins (9-17 -4) have used one earlier meetings with Bowling Observer File Photo Freshman forward Aniket Dhadphale will need to ignite the Irish have been playing well now for of the league's top offenses to Green by one goal, so they know offense in order to keep playoff hopes alive. the last four weeks but haven't make their move in the stand that upsetting the Falcons (22- had anything to show for it. I'm ings. 11-1) is not out of the realm of confident that the results will Freshman Randy Robitaille possibility. come in these last three games." has been arguably the CCHA's Center Curtis Fry (42 points), Trailing Ohio State by three top newcomer, ranking fifth in left wing Brett Punchard (39), The Observer points for the eighth and final the conference with 43 points. and center Mike Hall (39) lead seed in the CCHA playoffs, Notre With 13 goals and 26 assists, the Falcons offensively, while Dame needs to win at least two center Kevin Adams has also Mike Savard and Bob Petrie is now hiring for the following of their last three games to have enjoyed a productive season. have both seen action at goal any chance of qualifying for "They are a team that has im- tender for Bowling Green. paid positions: As for the Irish, senior Wade Salzman and sophomore Matt Eisler continue to alternate in goal with Salzman drawing the starting assignment Tuesday Saint Mary's Sports Editor !REMINDER! night against the Spartans. After stifling Michigan State Interested applicants should submit a resume and a early on, the veteran was part of a defensive collapse, giving up one page personal statement to Tim Sherman in 314 three goals in the final 3:33. LaFortune by Tuesday, February 27. Any questions? "lie (Salzman) did a good job for us but struggled with the rest Call Tim at 631-4543. of the guys at the end," said APPUCADONS ARE DUE Poulin. "Both him and Matt Eisler have been playing well for TODAY us, so I'll decide at game time who will start. I'm confident IN THE STUDENT BODY that both of them will get the job done this weekend." TREASURER•& OFFICE Indeed, the Irish are short on a lot of things but remain long on confidence. ·······················------·I I I I I I I OFRCE I I I I I I StUDENT SENATORS I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I Vote 11:00 I I I I 5: p.m. I I I I tthe I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Special for Notre Datne I I I I and Saint Mary's Students. I I $2 .oo Off with ID on Feb, 24'11 ·------········------· l __------~ page 20 The Observer • SPORTS Friday, February 23, 1996 • TRACK & fiELD Wilson Invite offers SMC's Davis chases NCAA berth By CAROLINE BLUM her team to another invitation dash and second in the 200. Saint Mary's Sports Editor al at Huntington College this When the outdoor track sea final stretch to NCAAs weekend, Davis will compete son begins after spring break, By JAMES BELDEN end will give them an opportu One of the most important with the Notre Dame track Davis will return to her Spons Writer nity to send more. Jason lessons in life is realizing there team at the Alex Invitational. favorite events, the 100 and Hexing has qualified in the are some events that you just "I hope competing with Notre 200 meter dash. The Irish track and field 3000 and 500, and he will be can't change. Dame will push me to go ''I'm excited for the outdoor teams are making the final joined by Lamarr Justice and Freshman Stacy Davis was faster," she explained. season to begin," Davis said. turn on their 1996 outdoor Mike Fleisch in the triple jump lucky enough to learn this les "Hopefully it will allow me to "I see the indoor season as season this weekend as they and shot put respectively. son early on. see what I can do. I realize it's more of a workout than seri host the Alex Wilson Berit Junker is the fourth still early in the season so I ous competition." Invitational. qualifier and is currently the When asked about her hopes won't be disappointed. I'm As for the rest of the team, The Men are looking for lone qualifier on the women's to qualify for the indoor track confident that I will improve they will travel to Huntington their success to continue after side. NCAA Division III finals through working hard this sea Saturday for the meet. last weeks third place finish in Both squads are counting on Saturday at the Alex son." At the University of Chicago the Big East Championships, making more than four reser Invitational at Notre Dame, all last week, junior Paula Kivinen while the women are hoping to vations for the NCAA's in she could say was, ''I'm going Davis, a native to South finished third in the high jump, bounce back from their disap Indianapolis. to go out there and do the best Bend, attended LaSalle high 4' 11", and freshman Carrie pointing eleventh place finish. "Errol Williams has a really , that I can do. I'm going to en school before coming to Saint Ferkenhoff earned fourth in good shot at qualifying in the joy it and try to have fun." Mary's this fall. Davis compet the 3000 meter. Loftus will be hosting anum 55 meter hurdles," stated Two weeks ago at the ed in the state finals each year "I think we'll do really well ber of the nation's top individ Pian e. Huntington Invitational, Davis except during her sophomore at Huntington this weekend uals who will be attempting to The Irish will be running in ran a 7.3 in the 55 meter dash season due to an injury. because we've been there be qualify for the indoor NCAA's the Silverton Invitational on for first place. In her senior year, she fore," Kivinen said. during the final week of the March second and then they If the meet had not been an placed first in each competi "When you've run a track indoor season. will be concentrating on the exhibition, the time would tion but state, where she fin before you feel more comfort "About fifteen schools will be championships. have automatically qualified ished fifth in the 100 meter able the second time around." represented this weekend, Last week the Irish were her for indoor nationals. with all of them hoping to looking to score points for the Last Saturday in the first For hirthdays, good luck, congratulations, qualify," coach Piane said. team, but the focus has now competition of the actual sea Notre Dame already has four turned towards the individu son, Davis again went home I Lo"e You, You're the Greatest, Thinking of You, individuals who are provision als. "The focus turns towards with a blue ribbon, but with a ally qualified for the indoor the NCAA's this time of the 7.43 time. Get Well or any occasion championships and this week- season," coach Piane stated. So instead of traveling with Send a hallon h_o,ught from v 4"~==~ ..,.,, ' HAVABAstf/ BALLOONs THE LAW SCHOOL EXPERIENCE ::f. . :· ~ ~ FROM APPLICATION TO -- ' / Dixieland Plaza ATTENDANCE 19785 Auten Rd. (Corner of J1 North) \' South Bend "' Tuesday. February 27 at 7:00p.m. .~ ~,~,t~ 219/271-9766 155 DeBartolo Hall ,, ~\t ' l" ' A 12-member panel of prospective ..~~'~ '''\. .·· l ,,, and current law students will discuss Congratt~lations Cookie Bouquet a range of topics from preparing for Thinking of You Care Package the LSA T to planning for Find'bam,Sur"i"al Kit graduation from law school. 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AmM LOVIR'S MUSTr Chris Lenko, Undergraduate 2ND Place -'•il--.lllli !J&(AT "Enslaved by Our Fears of Difference" Kristen Boeke, Graduate zND Place "Resistance, Complicity and Oppression in One Hell of an Orphanage" Presentation of Awards: Sunday, February 25 at 7:00 pm Washington Hall, during the event of Kathleen Cleaver's talk: "Race, Sex, and Democracy" FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7:30 & 9:30 Martin Luther King, ]r. Holiday Celebration Planning Committee World Wide Web Friday, February 23, 1996 The Observer • SPORTS page 21 .::>- • BASEBALL Irish look for offense against Uncle Sam situation where we feel really commented Mainieri. nament with more than two games of the season. Fightin' Irish down, though. The guys are Sophomore Christian Parker games under their belt, the Mainieri expects the Irish to still excited to play - we're sort is expected to take the hill for Falcons may pose a threat to continue to play solid defense, invade Memphis of chomping at the bit to get out Friday's game against Army, the Irish. Although they boast while at the same time becom there." with Darin Schmalz, Dan a bloated 9.55 ERA over their ing more effective on the The Irish will go to war Stavisky, and Craig Allen also first eight games, the Falcons' mound and more aggressive at to take on against Army and Navy on slated to start this weekend for offense is more than capable. the plate. Friday, both of whom have yet the Irish. Junior outfielder Derek "I was very pleased with our Acadamies in to face regular season competi "We're going to have a good Sawser has been the main defensive play last weekend," tion. On Saturday the Irish will pitching staff this season," as threat for Air Force at the commented Mainieri. "We search of first meet 4-4 Air Force, and on sured Allen. "I think our prob plate, compiling a .474 average need to learn to be more ag Sunday they will take on lems last weekend were just a to go along with a team-high gressive at the plate however - victory Memphis, who will be playing combination of first game jitters three home runs and 15 runs really attack the ball and cut in front of a supportive home and getting used to being out batted in. Senior infielder Mike down on our strikeouts." town crowd. side, throwing off a real mound Sharp boasts a .500 average The Irish struck out 22 times By DYlAN BARMMER While neither of these four in a real stadium. We all got a with nine RBI, while junior in their two losses to #17 Spons Writer opponents is seen as a national few innings under our belt, and catcher Andy Watson is batting Georgia Tech last weekend, in powerhouse, Mainieri and his are ready to get back out .333 with a home run and 11 cluding an embarrassing 15 Tlw Notrn Dame baseball Irish squad know better than to there." RBI - not bad for the first four unch-outs in the second ttmrn hopns to lnave the compe look past their opposition. Saturday's game against the tition "All Shook Up" this wenk "Sometimes the service acad Falcons is particularly mean tmd, as tlwy travt~l to Memphis emies don't have the best talent ingful for Mainieri, who is in to eompetn in the five-team level, but they'll battle you for only his second season at Notre Servien Aeadmnies Classic::. the entire game," said Mainicri, Dame after a six year stint at Tlw Irish will look to bounce who coached the Air Force the Academy. haek from a sonwwhat disap Aeademy for six seasons and "It's going to be a very inter pointing 0-2 start, as they take was instrumental in the esting experience for me per tlw fitdd l'or four seven-inning Classie's creation. "You saw it sonally," commented Mainieri. ganws ovt~r a tlm~e day span. during this past football season, ''I'm going to be up against a lot "Thn team is a little upset when Notre Dame got the light of players I recruited while at ovt~r how this past weekend of their life from both Army and the Air Force Academy, and I'm went." stated eateher and learn Navy. I'm not taking any of also good friends with the eaptain Bob Lisanti. "It's not a these teams for granted." coaching staff. I have nothing If the Irish are to get on the but the utmost respect for the winning track this weekend, Air Force Academy, but I will ERASMUS BOOKS they will have to settle into a approach this game just like I better groove, both offensively do any other game against any •Used books bought and sold and on the mound. other team - we 'II be looking to •25 categories of Books "We have to get our pitching go out there and spank them." •25.000 Hardback and Paperback books going in the right direction," As the only team in the tour- in stock •Out-of-Print Search Service: $2.00 •Appraisals large and small Open noon to six Tuesday through Sunday 1027 E. Wayne South Bend, IN 46617 (219)232-8444 Observer File Photo Don't Get Notre Dame will look to junior second baseman Randall Brooks to pro left Out vide solid defense up the middle of this season. In The Cold Heat is Included in Your Rent! 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If Douglas-Home 31 First name in you plan to attend, please send e-mail to John Tran: cosmetics -:+7-+:::-f'I!IPI!IIIE+.-:-B~ 12 40's-50's singer [email protected]. -Lynn 32Cuba-- Get answers to any three clues by touch-tone phone: 1-900-420- 5656 (75¢ each minute). .. - • r l . l t SPORTS page 24 Friday, February 23, 1996 r f Bengal Boxers get ready to rumble Bouts' quarterfinals begin on Sunday 6 th Anno By MIKE NORBUT ness of the field," coach Tom or two in every weight class Sports Editor Suddes said. "We-don't have paired with the top seeds, which quite the dominance this year. almost always equals a quick Notr--•a It's been six weeks of running, which opens it up for a bunch of exit. Some of the veterans, how eating healthy, swinging at a new kids." ever, received first round byes. mirror and occassionally punch Gone is three-year champion But in a tournament as con ing another person. But when Jeff Goddard and long gone is densed as this, getting a bye is a the 66th annual Bengal Bouts four-year title holder Jeff . lot like kissing your sister. commence with the quarterfi Gerber. Taking their place as "It can almost be a disadvan nals Sunday, it'll be a whole dif-' top names in this year's campus tage if you're the top seed," ferent story. boxing championships are Biolchini said. "It's good to get "The first live one is so much defending champions Andy in and get warmed up in the different than sparring," said Dicello (145 pounds), John quarterfinals. But on the other c Bengal Bouts President Toby Christoforetti (165) and Troy hand, you do run less of a risk Biolchini, who earned the top Phillips (200). of getting a serious injury." seed in the 135-pound weight But with only ten out of 102 Chip Farrell, the top seed in class. total boxers with championship the 160-pound division, might Indeed it will be different for experience, all 15 weight class enjoy his first round bye this the majority of the field, which es are pretty much up for grabs. year. The sophomore received a is inexperienced in comparison "This year, the talent is deep cut over the bridge of his to previous years. Only ten fi there," Biolchini said. "It's just nose in the 17 5-pound division nalists, including three cham a question of how they'll do in a year ago, nearly forcing him pions. have returned this year the ring." out of the competition. He to make another run at a title. The fate of some of the first fought through the blood to the "I think this is one of the bet year boxers has already been ter years because of the even- decided, as there is always one see BOUTS I page 18 MEN'S BASKETBAll ;,, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Hall hopes to solidify Erasing the past NIT bid against Irish Irish travelto Connecticut for nationally televised rematch with Big East leaders By TIM SEYMOUR Associate Sports Editor By TODD FITZPATRICK the last contest, the Irish were con Sports Writer cerned with earning a national ranking. When Seton Hall comes to Now that Notre Dame has earned the Joyce Center for tomor This time things will be different. respect nationally, they can focus on row's 4:00 p.m. tip, Irish fans These sentiments have been echoed the game itself. could be forgiven for believing by players and coaches alike on the "We don't have to win the game to that Providence, Wednesday Irish women's basketball team. When get ranked. The hostile environment in night's opponent, had Notre Dame travels to Connecticut this returned in slightly lighter uni weekend for a nationally televised bat see UCONNI page 16 forms. tle with the defending,•• Indeed, the parallels national champion Fli between the Pirates and the Huskies, they will Friars are too difficult to attempt to erase the ignore. painful memories of an Both are growing more com 87-64 defeat more than fortable with their young, en one month ago. thusiastic second year head Now the Irish are 19- coaches - Seton Hall's George 5. They are the No. 23 Blaney and Providence's Pete ranked team in the Gillen. nation. They have Both are led by solid if un steamrolled through the heralded performers - Adrian Big East Conference to Griffin and Danny Hurley from earn a first-round bye in the Pirates. Austin Croshere the conference tourna and Michael Brown from the ment. An NCAA tour Friars. nament bid is within And both are fighting for their grasp. A win over their post-season lives. Connecticut is next on This last similarity propelled their list. Providence to a narrow victory "We're more prepared over the Irish. and is what L______-'!!'!!!!!":::.------___l than the last time we makes the Pirates more dan- The Observer/Mike Ruma played them. We've gerous than the average Big Junior point guard Admore White will test his skills made some adjustments. East opponent. against Seton HaH's Danny Hurley, little brother of We're going into the Seton Hall (11-13, 7 -9) has Duke legend Bobby. game with an aggressive an outside shot at the NIT with a strong intensity," said center Marcus Young. defense and a good atti finish and a couple of wins in the confer- "That's what we learned from the tude," commented Irish ence tournament. (Providence) game - that we have to play center Katryna Gaither. But if the Pirates mean to start the hard for 40 minutes." Ask Irish head coach stretch run on Saturday, they will have "We have to attack whatever pressure Muffet McGraw if her to contend with an Irish squad that they throw at us," agreed point guard team enters this game endured a painful lesson against Seton Admore White. with a dift:erent attitu~e, .__._.._ The Observer/Brent Tadsen Hall's mirror image. and she WI.ll a~~wer ,with Junior center Katryna Gaither will have her hands full with "We have to improve our defensive see IRISH I page 16 a resoundmg Yes. In UConn center Kara Wolters and the rest of the "Huskies." Men's Basketball Men's and Women's Tennis • Hockey faces big weekend - vs: Seton Hall, February 24, 4 p.m. at National Indoors, February 22-25 see page 28 Women's Basketball Track at Connecticut, February 24, 3 p.m. Alex Wilson Invitational, Feb. 23-24 • Cross country set for NCAA's .. Hockey SMC Sports see page 26 at Miami (OH), February 23 Swimming at Liberal Arts Invitational, at Bowling Green, February 24 February 22-24 • Volleyball eyes Big East tourney see page 24