Hall-Of-Farner Group Leaders Ask for Student Voice

Wednesday, March 6, 1996 • Vol. XXVII No. I 04 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Hall-of-Farner Group leaders ask for student voice sponsors students involved will be a Trustee report great way for students to pro Student Government's Tbneline vide input." scholarship applications The reformed process also Spring 1996 Board of Trustees Report makes it easier for student gov By MATTI lEW LOUGHRAN emment, which presents a re Nl'w,Wrill'r due tomorrow port to the trustees in both the March 7 •First set of group applications due By BRAD PRENDERGAST spring and fall semesters of March 20 •Student government states report theme A two-tim1~ All-American, Associate News EJimr each year, to present ideas to I 1)4 7 ll1~isman Trophy winner the trustees, McCarthy said. In March 29 •Detailed proposals about the declared and Collngn Football llall of In an attempt to bolster the past years, organizational prob Famn honorne, .John ".Johnny" effectiveness of student gov lems have prevented the fall theme due from campus groups l.ujack won many honors in his nrnment's spring semester re semester report from being as time at Notre Damn. Now, he port to the University's Board of effective and substantial as the April2 •Student government announces groups has dedd1~d to give back to the Trustees, student officials are spring report. University that lwlpnd him ac looking to campus organiza Any student organization can that will attend Board of Trustees meeting complish so much. tions to take an active role in participate in the new process l.ujaek has given the Univer determining what the report by completing an application Apri119 •Final Statement from each group due sity $200,000 to be used should say. that allows it to suggest the is toward a general scholarship This is a break from the pre sues that it feels should be May 2 or 3 •Meeting with Board of Trustees to begin in thn 1996-1997 vious method in which the re brought forward to the Board The Observer/Brian Blank school year. port was dnveloped, said Den of Trustnrs. The application, theme. The statements will then be for "Undnrgraduatn financial aid nis McCarthy, student body due Thursday, is the first of After reviewing the second warded to the trustees prior to is Notre Dame's top fund-rais vice-president. In the past, three steps in the process of application, the student gov the meeting in May. ing priority, and we are deeply trustees met only with students determining the report's con ernment committee will choose Past reports to the Board of appreciative that .Johnny has serving in student govemment tent. three to four groups to partici Trustees have foeused on issues gorw thn 'nxtra yard' with this through the Student Affairs A student government com pate in the presentation of the such as cable television, finan new and gnnerous scholar trustees committee. mittee will review the applica report at the trustees meeting, cial aid, the Catholic character ship," said Univei·sity "In dealing with !that) com tions and then announce on to be held on either May 2 or 3. of Notre Dame and the Univer l·:x,~cutive Vice President mittee, the trustees voiced an March 20 which themes will be Those groups will be an sity's teaching and eurriculum. Father William BPatH:hamp. interest in meeting other stu presented to the trustees. At nounced by April 2. The report on teaching at the l.ujack, who had a distin dnnts who had various roles on that point, all student groups Each chosen group will also University prompted the estab guislu~d professional carnnr, campus, not those just involved will be asked to provide be asked to submit by April 19 lishment of the John A. Kaneb in student government," Mc detailed proposals, due March a statement summarizing its Center for Undergraduate see LUJACK/ page 4 Carthy said. "Having different 29, that center on the decided position on the issue at hand . Teaching last year. Appleby probes religion, violence • GRADUATE STUDENT UNION By STEPHANIE DOYLE GSU establishes goals, News Writer In onl1)r to understand the causes of religious violence, people cites achievements must understand both the religious peacemaker and the mili tant, aceording to Scott Appleby, Notre Dame associate profes By MATTHEW LOUGHRAN In the past year, the GSU has sor of history. who lectured yesterday on "Heligious Violence News Writer begun many initiatives and ac and Peacmnaking after the Cold War: Patterns and Possibilities" complished many goals set out at the llnsburgh Cnnter for International Studies. The Graduate Student Coun at the beginning of Manak's Appleby, who has authornd two books and numerous articles cil, the ruling body of the Grad administration. "Without the on the topic, stat1~d that religion "has a dual role in soeiety as a uate Student Union had its final GSU, there would be no Travel hringnr of' pnace and the sword." meeting under the leadership Grant program, parties or any D1~seribing the relationship between religion and ethnicity in of current GSU president Joe graduate student representa society, Appleby statnd that religion reinforces ethnic identities Manak last night. tion on campus," said Manak. in many plac.es today. lie said that the current wave of ethnic The Council, which meets They have successfully lob and religious violence in Europe started before thn Cold War monthly to decide issues rele bied for improvements in mar began, not after it ended, as many bdieve. vant to the lives and work of ried student housing at Univer lnterv1mtion in religious ronllicts has chang1~d because larger graduate students at Notre sity Village, eulminating in a nations are a lot more relurtant to intnrvene in disputes outside Dame, will be holding general new community center that is of' an intnmational organization, according to Appleby. elections on March 20 through on the University's list of prior "Secular nationalism has failed throughout to solve the prob 22 for a new president and vice ity expenses. They have in creased support for the Travel ';• lem of' rdigion and ethnicity," Appleby said. president. Those interested in being considered as candidates Grant program, have estab The Observer/Katie Kroener On thn topic of' religious violence, Appleby explained that Scott Appleby, Notre Dame associ snlective retrinval of' certain religious traditions and demo ean fill out nomination forms lislwd at least two newsgroups, ate professor of history, delivered a nization of' the enmny are some of the causes of' religious vio available at the GSU office at nd.gsu and nd.gsu.computing, lecture yesterday on post-Cold lencn in society today. Certain groups will pinpoint onn instance 211) LaFortune Student Center and is negotiating to have the War religious violence and peace and turn them in there by Fri making. see VIOLENCE/ page 4 day, March 8. see GSU/ page 4 Southbound students bask in 'sun' of area salons By LAURA SMITH break," said Linda. the manager of Fun Tan. "'""·'"' S.1i111 ll1.1ry's Fdi1t>r "It's the busiest time of the year. It keeps up until May because students want to keep tlwir lly Friday night. tlw campusns of Notre Dame tan for spring dances and graduation." and Saint Mary's will b1~ quiet. Whiln some stu College students are so important to South dents may lw going home and some may spend Bend's tanning salons that PowerTan is offering tlwir brPak job-searching, many Saint Mary's a new special with these important c.ustomers in and Notrn Damn studnnts are !wading for the mind. "We are offering a package that ineludes sunshirw. And many of these south-bound stu unlimited tanning from now until May 15 for dPnls who are traveling to warm and exotic only $49," said the owner of PowerTan. plan~s are not waiting until tlwy get to their This is in addition to PowerTan's current spe dPstinations to ratrh some rays. lns,tead, they cials which inelude one week for $12. 21 tans arl' fn•qw•nting tlw tanning salons of the South for $20, and one month for $29. Bend area in sParch of' a warm glow. Many Saiut Mary's and Notre Damn students "This is ddinitely our busiest timn of tlw are taking advantage of these specials. "I went year," said Carson, tht~ owrwr of l'owerTan on tanning for the first time last year bnfore Spring South IIPrHl Avnntw. "Most of tlw increase in Break, and I'm tanning again this year becaus1~ businPss is dun to tlw college studnnts. Nor it is rid axing and assures me I won't get burned mally. rollegl' students make up about 25 per in Florida," aceording to Ellen Duggan, a Saint t'Pnt of our business, but right now they am ovnr Mary's junior who leaves for Panama City Beach 50 pPrrPnl ol' our husirwss." this Friday. "At first I was worried about skin cancer and l'owPrTan is not t!w only local tanning salon The Observer/Rachael Sederberg PXJll'rienl'ing stlf'h a growth in husirwss. "We wrinklns," Duggan said, "but since I don't go any Jen Mazuek (left) and Kristin Nord (right}, two freshmen at Saint gl'l a lot ol' ,·o!IPgn students in bnl'on~ spring Mary's, do some spring break prepping at PowerTan. see TAN/ page 4 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, March 6, 1996 • J!fORU} AT A GtANC£ DeBartolo: On Junior Tuesday, Dole seeks commanding lead in GOP race Just a week ago, the GOP race was in chaos.

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