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SUNNY Winter Flicks Thursday Observer critics check out Hollywood's latest offerings from mediocre HIGH 40° "Birthday Girl" to the avoidable "Slackers." FEBRUARY7, LOW28° Scene+ pages 12 and 13 2002 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXV NO. 82 HTTP://OBSERVER.N D.EDU Candidates avoid confrontation in debate There were a few high By JASON McFARLEY lights, however. News Editor The Nikki McCord-Nick Williams ticket continued its In an el~ction debate free "student next door" strategy. of debate Wednesday. the A boisterous McCord intro four tickets for Notre Dame duced her platform with a student body president and hearty "Wuzzup, y'all?" The vice president communicat junior presidential candidate ed little about their plat made more of a priority of forms. read from campaign plugging her participation posters and discussed issues and success in the school's brought to light only by the figure skating club than of press. presenting herself as a sec The Judicial Council-spon ond-term student senator. sored event proved more an Williams, the vice presi opportunity to meet the dential candidate. drew eight candidates than to laughs explaining why he hear them dispute campus was pursuing elected office. issues. The council designed "I am running because I've the annual forum with civili tailgated at every home foot ty in mind. setting up a ball," the sophomore said. "I three-part event where can am running because I have didates introduce them to leave girls' dorms at mid selves; answer questions night." from campus media Asked by Scholastic Editor reporters and give final Mike Griffin about the tick statements. et's lighthearted campaign "It's the way the debate strategy, Williams said, "It has run in the past," Judicial doesn't have to be complete Council Vice President of ly serious. We're students. Elections John McCarthy We're all going to leave here said. He wouldn't comment and go watch a funny movie on whether the non-con tonight." frontational nature of the Brian Moscona and Keri debate stifled competition Oxley brought a more seri between tickets. ous tone to the event. The It certainly stifled enthusi two explored their platform, asm of the sparse crowd of quoting Webster's definition BRIAN PUCEVICHfThe Observer 50 students who turned out of the word "vision" and Candidates Scott Palko, P.J. Mercanti, Libby Bishop and Trip Foley (left to right) look into the for the event. The audience, reading from their campaign which included many people media guide. - audience during the election debate held Wednesday night at the Hesburgh Library Auditorium. from candidates' campaign "The main reason that dent body vice president. Observer reporter Erin the Office of the President staffs, remained unengaged we're running is because we "[Current sophomore class LaRuffa questioned Moscona should do less programming. and seemingly unimpressed, love Notre Dame and have president] Keri and I want to and Oxley's plan to sponsor They addressed the issue politely applauding tickets this vision," said junior work to make this place bet- more carnival-type events indirectly and said the office as they rose to speak and sat presidential candidate ter than it was when we got next year in light of the here." statements by the pair that down. Moscona, the current stu- see DEBATE/page 6 Nagengast, Ryan Board report focuses on Frosh 0 aspects of freshman orienta Freshman Orientation com named to top posts By ANDREW THAGARD tion. Because dorms, First mittee - something that stu Assistant News Editor Year of Studies and various dent government is also rec campus organizations have ommending the Board cre effective March 18. Student body president events scheduled over the ate. Brooke Norton and chief of extended weekend, the In addition to having a cen By JEFF BAL TRUZAK As Managing Editor, London Correspondent Nagengast is responsible for staff Jonathan Jorissen will potential for schedule con tral commissioner. student staff recruitment and hiring present student govern flicts exists, according to government is advising the Kate Nagengast and Kevin ment's suggestions on Jorissen and Norton. Board to make Freshman and developing the mission of "There's no one person Ryan will oversee The The Observer's seven editorial Freshman Orientation to the Orientation commissioner Observer's editorial and busi departments. Student Affairs Committee that it all goes through," training courses a one-credit ness operations, respectively, "My experience at The today at the Board of Jorissen said. "If one person class. Separate classes, in 2002-03, Observer Trustee's meeting in Palm was in charge, it would taught by the Freshman incoming Springs, Calif. smooth things out quite a Orientation leader and stu thus far bit." Editor in has been "We really think that there dents who have been previ Chief Jason great, so I are a lot of things we could The two are recommending ously involved, for dorm and McFarley hope that do to make it [Freshman the creation of such a posi campus-wide commissioners announced in this new Orientation] a better pro tion through Student would be offered. Norton and Wednesday. leadership gram," Norton said. Activities. The full-time. pait'l J orissen also want to incor Nagengast position I Norton and Jorissen are position would allow some porate diversity training into will serve as can contin recommending centralizing one to oversee all aspects of the course. "It would make it a little Managing ue and the leadership of Freshman freshman orientation and Nangengast Ryan Orientation and increasing would report to Student more attractive to be a com Editor. e v e n Ryan has improve the budget and scope of Activities, Residence Life and missioner if you're getting a been named Business upon the paper's past suc events for the weekend event The First Year of Studies. one credit course out of the Manager. cess," Nagengast said. to the Board. The commissioner would deal," Jorissen said. Their appointments are As the situation stands, no also be advised by students see OBSERVER/page 4 one person oversees all and work with a University see BOARD/page 6 r---------------------------------- --------------------------~ page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Thursday, February 7, 2002 INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS Questioning the norm Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday + Theater: "Damn + Event: Brazilian + Poetry: Craig "muMs" + Concert: "Saints and Carnival, all ages, open to Grant, slam poet, Sinners," Annenberg How often do you try something new? How Yankees," opening night, often have you jumped off the edge, both feet Wahington Hall, 7:30p.m. the public. Alumni Senior Ballroom LaFortune Auditorium, Snite Museum first, into the ice-cold, raging river? How many times do you watch other people do things, but + Lecture: "Did Aristotle Club, 8 p.m. to midnight. Student Center, 8 p.m. of Art, 2 p.m. say "that's not for me?" Do Biology?" James Lennox, How many times have you taken a chance, a risk that DeBartolo Hall, 4:15p.m. you might get hurt - phys ically, mentally, emotional • ly? How often do you speak your mind, letting those around you know how you feel? Do you act on those emotions and thoughts? Before this starts to BEYOND CAMPUS Compiled from U-Wire reports sound like some sort of Angela Campos diatribe on how to live your life, let me assure you Indiana U. urged to make Knight records public that it's not. Before I (or Lab Tech anyone for that matter) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. has already spent $210,000 to defend could start to tell you how A resolution that was introduced itself in the resulting litigation. to live your life, my own Tuesday at the Bloomington Faculty "The principle defended by the life would have to be one of absolute perfec Council meeting urged President University of not releasing documents tion. Myles Brand and the Indiana and going to an extent to not release What's your idea of perfection? Is it some University administration to stop these documents gives th~ impression sort of place where nothing goes wrong and fighting the lawsuits brought against of a coverup and makes everything you are never riddled with negative emotions? the University by The Indianapolis worse," Viola said. Or is it a state of being, where you can go to Star. The proposal was not voted on at relax and be at peace in a chaotic world? My The proposal specifically endorses the meeting. Most of the members of idea of perfection is change. I am not saying open access to public records and the the Faculty Committee said they that once something is good that it has to be insurance that "no further University would need more detailed information changed, but rather that when something is funds are expended in support of on the proposal's legal ramifications good, don't let it get old or boring. efforts to prevent the release of public before they could take an official That might sound superficial to some people, documents." ter," he said. "It would be in the facul stance. The uncertainties of the pro but take this example. Say you're in a relation Victor Viola, the sponsor of the res ty's best interest to pass this." posal, members said, rest on the ship and things have fallen into a comfortable olution, said the faculty needs to send In a lawsuit brought by The Public Records Access Act and the routine. Great! You know where things stand a stern message to the administration. Indianapolis Star, the Star contends effect the ultimate outcome would with each other, and you can practically read "I feel strongly that this incident has that IU violated Public Records laws have on third parties, such as -stu each other's thoughts.