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n r T T rTuesday, October 15,2002 Ben Folds goes live O b s e r v e r page 12 The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's h t t p ://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Conference analyzes church sex scandalFather Joyce continues recovery By MATT BRAMANTI News Writer Father Edmund Joyce continues to recuperate at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend and shows signs of improve­ ment, said Father William Seetch, CSC religious superior. SOPHIA BALLON/The Observer Joyce, Notre Dame’s executive vice Panelists speak on the controversy surrounding church sex abuse scandals. Speakers seated left to right are Father president emeritus, suffered a stroke on Sept. 20 at the age of 85. Mark Poorman, Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, Scott Applebee and Father Richard McBrien. He is currently located in the reha­ archaic sense.” and women being ordained, as a possi­ bilitation unit of the hospital and is By LAURAN WILLIAMSON Her overriding feeling concerning ble solution to the sex-abuse scandals. undergoing physical therapy. News Writer the conference was one of dread. The final panelist speaker was “He’s regained some movement in According to Steinfels, in the future, McBrien. He immediately established his left side,” said Seetch, having The Church Study Committee, Catholics need to determine who they the fact that the sex-abuse scandals just returned from an assessment of appointed last spring by University are as a Church. She concluded that are explicit to the Roman Catholic Joyce's condition. President Father Edward Malloy in the problems surrounding the Church Church and they are not such a prob­ However, despite this improve­ response to the sexual abuse scandal now cannot be resolved from the top lem for other Catholic churches. His ment, a date has still not been set in the Catholic Church, a panel discus­ down. What is needed is a reorganiza­ hypothesis as to why this is was the for his release from the hospital. sion Monday in McKenna Hall on tion of relationships, she said. That is, fact that non-Roman Catholics allow Joyce will likely remain hospital­ “Dallas and Beyond: The Experience the relationship between the bishops married men into the priesthood. In ized for several more weeks to a and the Future.” and priests, and among the bishops, his speech he addressed three specific month at least. Part of a conference entitled, other clergy and the people they serve. questions: Whose trust needs to be For the present, visitors have been “Restoring Trust: Perspectives after “Great good may come,” Steinfels restored? Trust in whom? How can discouraged at Fr. Joyce’s request, Dallas,” panelists included said. “The Church has been wounded this be accomplished? He also spoke as he continues his slow but steady Commonwealth editor Margaret and it requires examination and about the “failure of pastoral leader­ recovery. O’Brien Steinfels, Scott Applebee, pro­ rep air.” ship,” claiming that the Church is too Joyce remains in intensive therapy fessor of history and director of Notre Applebee began his speech using a concerned with percentage of priests at St. Joseph Regional Medical Dame’s Kroc Institute for International psychological analogy in which he rather than the quality. He criticized Center. Peace Studies, and Father Richard compared an inkblot test with five bishops for reassigning known preda­ Joyce retired in 1987, when the McBrien and Crowley-O’Brien images taken from the traumatic tory priests to different parishes. He board of trustees voted to name the Professor of Theology at Notre Dame. ordeal of the Church. Applebee also said that the “health of the Church Athletic and Convocation Center Steinfels and Applebee spoke at the touched upon the fact that while in sacramental life is at risk.” We need to after him. June 14 meeting in Dallas, where the Dallas he was warned not to touch the change the way bishops are selected American Catholic bishops imposed a subject of the role of women in the and promoted from dioceses to anoth­ one-size-fits-all system of permanent church because the bishops did not er. separation from ministry “for even a take well to this subject. However, he At the conclusion of the panel dis­ single act of sexual abuse ... of a m inor spoke on the issue anyway and raised cussion, the floor was opened for the — past, present or future.” it again. “Women should be empow­ audience to ask questions. Steinfels was the first to speak. She ered in leadership capacities [within described the conference in Dallas as the church],” Applebee said. He also Contact Matt Bramanti at “an awesome experience — in the addressed the issue of married priests Contact Lauran Williamson at b ram anti.1 @nd.edu [email protected] B o a r d o f G o v e r n a n c e BOG helps fund security devices for students Ulrich will be also be presenting Kristin Martha, student trustee, By SHANNON NELLIGAN information promoting awareness reiterated this point by stating News Writer on club drugs such as ecstasy. that security is making great “It is important for the student efforts, this year, with the securi­ Belinda Rathert, security inves­ body to be ty forum and tigator at Saint Mary's College, aware of the o th e r p r o ­ requested funds from the Board drugs that grams that of Governance Monday that will are in their “We want to provide these reach out to allow for the partial funding of a c o m m u n ity safety devices to make the the students. safety alarm key chains for the a n d n e ig h ­ students feel safer in their After some Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and borhood. ... debate, the Holy Cross Communities. It is also surroundings. “ BOG m oved to The key chains are similar to good to be grant funding safety alarms that are currently informed Belinda Pathert to cover a por­ equipped in most automobiles. To a b o u t th e Saint Mary's security investigator tion of the activate the key chain, the victim conse­ funds needed simply pulls a pin and an alarm quences of to provide the will sound. taking these safety key “We want to provide these safe­ d ru g s a n d chains ty devices to make the students know what’s in them,” Rathert feel safer in their surroundings,” said. In other BOG news: Pathert said. Rathert also asked the student BOG officially recognized an The key chains will be present­ body to work with security and independent Irish dance club that ed to the entire college communi­ come to them with any concerns will welcome all students in the ty on Oct. 29 during a security about safety. three-college community. presentation by Paul Ulrich, a “We are trying to be a more ELLIE ASHBY/The Observer current federal Drug Enforcement friendly and approachable enti­ Contact Shannon Nelligan at Security Director Belinda Pathert speaks about Agent. ty,” she said. [email protected] new proposal for security key chains. page 2 The Observer ♦ WHAT’S UP Tuesday, October 15, 2002 In s id e C o l u m n W h a t ’s In s id e CAMPUS WORLD & BUSINESS Don’t be NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS ‘that guy Campus life Indonesia Additions to A m odest Stones really Hildbold and council plans Tyco audit proposal to know how to punt team pin You’ll see him biking around cam­ blam es al- pus with an oversized helmet, spilling Web site to Quaida for team end poverty rock opponents his tray all over the dining hall floor improve com­ 1 8 1 bomb deep or at a party spending more time in m unication the bathroom than the dance floor. death s Everyone refers The punt team The campus life More auditors Columnist Amy The Rolling Stones' to him as “that The Indonesian Justin Krivickas council focused on were assigned to Schill devises a new anniversary came through for guy” and he is government has the development of review Tyco's way to purge the Irish while content to now acknowledged album entitled "40 a Web site similar accounting books. America of its poor playing Pitt. Their remain anony­ an al-Aqaida pres­ Licks" traces the to the ones used at The former chief and presents a sar­ punts helped to mous to save his Assistant Stones' history, and Yale and other ence in their coun­ financial officer castic article that bury the Panthers dignity. News Editor Scene reviews the major universities try in response to a and chief executive attacks the death “That guy” sure album, deciding deep inside their to help improve car bomb explosion are facing charges penalty. gets around cam­ of fraud and may whether it's a bust own territory. pus, but nobody ever wants to be in communications that killed 181. with students. serve prison time. or a must buy. his shoes. I guess climbing into the wrong bed, on the wrong dorm floor that is already occupied isn’t cool page 4 page 5 page 7 page 10 page 13 page 24 anymore. Stories about “that guy” are the life blood of a college campus and you have to give him credit for being who he is. Without caring about W h a t ’s G o in g D o w n embarrassment or disgust from oth­ W hat’s Happening @ ND ers, he takes it upon himself to do something that will be remembered and retold by every bystander who ♦ Cholesterol Screenings, 7 a.m.

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