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Every little piece of their heart Proudly waving their flags Saint M ary’s thespians remember the Vietnam The U.S. Army rights a half-century-old mistake Thursday War with “A Piece of My Heart. ” by recognizing the heroics of one veteran. Scene ♦ page 18 News ♦ page 12 NOVEMBER 11, 1999 O BSERVER The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s VOL XXXI11 N O . 50 h t t p ://OBSER.VER.ND.EDU S t u d e n t S enate Members dissatisfied with GALA ad ban ♦ Resolution, open agreement to let the University then-University president handle accounting procedures. Father Theodore llesburgh to letter address The The University also functions David Dziedzic, then-editor in Observer and as a quasi-bill collector, gath chief of The Observer. ering the $12 yearly subscrip In the letter, Hesburgh University relations tion fee with each student’s stresses that he will not inter tuition payment. These fees fere with the The Observer’s By FINN PRESSLY constitute approxim ately 15 editorial content, the definition Assistant News Editor percent of The Observer’s bud of which includes advertise get, she said. ments. A tense, 130-minute meeting Recently, this arrangement “The bottom line of this issue of Student Senate yielded a has caused problems as the is the in d e p en d e n ce of The resolution and an open letter University has tried to use its Observer and the academic responding to the ongoing oversight over that 15 percent freedom that underlies it," said debate regarding the to dictate The Observer’s Matt Mamak, chief of staff for University’s relationship with advertising policy, Krupa the office of the student body The Observer. explained. In particular, the president. Michelle Krupa, editor in University Krupa has set w elcom es chief of The Observer, The bottom line of this issue is addressed the senate in Order forth a a meeting to provide background on the policy the independence of The with issue. d ictatin g Observer and the academic University to The p resid e n t “We are a newspaper serving freedom that underlies it. ” a Catholic community. We are O bserver Father not a Catholic newspaper,” she th a t it Edward said. “We do not have an agen may not M att Mamak Malloy, accept but said da to promote Catholic teach chief of staff, office of the student advertise- th a t his ing. If we do promote Catholic body president teaching through stories we m e n t s office had cover or ads we run, it is coin from refused to cidental to our primary obliga GALA schedule a tion to report and provide ND/SMC (Gay and Lesbian time for him to meet with rep information responsibly.” Alumni of Notre Dame/Saint resentatives from the newspa According to Krupa, the Mary's College). per. Universtity functions as The She maintained that as an “We have twice requested a Observer’s accountant, rather independent publication, The meeting with Father Malloy,” than publisher. The Observer, Observer has created and she said . “We w ere told it which is an independent stu abides by its own policies, not would be impossible to meet dent-run organization, entered those presented by the with Father Malloy due to his into the University’s account University. busy schedule.” ing system following financial “We have our own policies, Fisher senator Philip Dittmar which, over the years, hun expressed outrage over TOM LARIMER/The Observer trouble in the early ’80s due to misappropriation of funds, she dreds of student journalists Malloy’s refusal to meet with Brian O'Donahue, Keough Hall senator, prepares for discussion said. The University loaned the have collectively created for The Observer. at Wednesday’s Senate meeting. Senators voted to pass a res newspaper enough funds to the newspaper,” she explained. “The president of our univer- olution and open letter regarding The Observer’s relationship relieve the situ atio n in The senate was also present with the University. ed with a 1983 letter from exchange for The Observer’s see SENATE/page 4 B o a r d o f G o v e r n a n c e SMC considers future of Dalloways, Observer policies The governing body is inter moved to a new location. Due to BOG was to build a new “This increase would signifi ♦ Open forum will ested in stu d e n t’s feelings the age of the building, it is pos Dalloways, taking as many cantly enhance the quality of address ad ban towards what The Observer can sible that the building would not characteristics from the original current programs, assist the content and cannot print as an indepen survive the as possible, students’ ability to implement dent newspaper connected to move, Duba and to con traditional programs in a fiscal Catholic schools, said student said. "We are trying to let the struct the ly responsible manner, and sup By KATIE MILLER body president Nancy Midden. A second student body have new building port the evolution of future co- News Writer A proposal is in the process of plan calls for in a sim ilar curricular opportunities.” said being drafted, and will be pre the demoli input. ” style as the Student Government Advisor Saint Mary’s Board of sented to the Board of tion of original Georgeanna Rosenbush. Governance in coming weeks. Dalloways, Dalloways. ♦ An endorsement for a study Governance announced a plan Nancy Midden to o rg a The forum will likely occur and rebuild “The new day at the end of the semester student body president nize an before the Thanksgiving holi ing at a new building will was also approved. all-school day. site using be structural The study day would take forum to “We are trying to let the stu what can be ly so u n d ,” effect next semester. Scheduled discuss dent body have input, ” Midden p r e s e r v e d said Duba. “A for the Friday before exam t h e said. from the original building. possible location is Lake week, students would be a d m in is The fate of Dalloways coffee A third proposal would be to Marian.” exempt from assignments, and trative ban clubhouse was also discussed. demolish Dalloways and relo no classes would be scheduled. on The Julie Duba, campus clubs com cate the current student use of In other BOG news: The study day proposal still Observer’s missioner, presented three the building to the new student needs endorsement from Midden ♦ BOG voted to endorse an a d v e r tis options regarding the future of center, slated for construction increase in the student activity Student Activities Board and ing rights the building. in the Campus Master Plan. fee. Residence Hall Association to Wednesday night. First, the clubhouse could be Duba’s recommendation to take effect. page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Thursday, November 11,1999 I n s id e C o l u m n T h is W eek A t N o tr e D a m e a n d S a in t M a r y ’s Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday We Remember ♦ Hypnotist: Tom ♦ Now Available: “Social ♦ Film: “The General’s ♦ Church Service: In the DeLucca, performing at Concerns Courses” book at Daughter,” Cushing Basilica of Sacred Heart, In Flanders fields the poppies blow Stepan Center, 7 p.m., $2 the Center for Social Auditorium, 8 & 10 and 11.45 a.m. Between the crosses, row on row ... At 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month ♦ Minority Law School Concerns 10:30 p.m. ♦ Mara Fox Fun Run: in 1918, an armistice took effect that ended the Forum: Presentations and ♦ Film : “The General’s ♦ Science and Technology Regstration begins at Great War which raged across Europe from 1914 to 1918; a war which left more than 8 refreshments, at the Law Daughter,” Cushing Competition: Midwest 10:30 a.m., race begins million dead, more than 20 million wounded. Today we commemorate School, 6 p.m. Auditorium, 8 & regionals, CCE from Lyons Hall at that armistice and celebrate 10:30 p.m. Auditorium, 8 to 11:30 11 a.m. what is called Veteran’s Day in the United States, Remembrance Day in Europe and Canada. Veteran’s Day is a forgot O u t s id e t h e D o m e Compiled from U-Wire reports ten holiday in the United States. It’s mentioned in newspapers, it appears on calendars, our veterans and Wisconsin fees case heard by Supreme Court Laura P etelle their families commemo WASHINGTON Wisconsin system. “We provide the rate it. But it passes the The Supreme Court heard resources that enable many more rest of us by. “The basic mission of the A ssistant debate Tuesday on whether manda viewpoints to be expressed on cam It shouldn’t. M anaging tory student fees at state universities university is to provide a pus.” Last year I was in London Editor can support student organizations Lower courts nave sided with for Remembrance Day. The forum for all kinds of ideas” promoting political beliefs. Southworth, saying the mandatory entire city — the entire The case, board of regents of the Katharine Lyall fee violates students’ constitutional country — stopped at 11 a.m. to observe two University of Wisconsin vs. rights. minutes of silence in memory of those who died President, University of Wisconsin Southworth, stems from a University The high court Tuesday challenged to secure the freedom of Britain.