.--------------------- Tuesday, March 18,2003 Irish THE earn 5th seed in tourney page 28 The Independent Newspaper Seroing Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL. XXXVII NO. ttl HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU A year later, Poorman sees effects of alcohol changes Editor's note: A year after Notre Dame After announcing the changes in The protests by students had little effect of the changes will not be determined for announced the most significant alcohol March, Poorman faced intense student on the policy changes and students at least a few more years. policy changes in over a decade, The criticism as he outlined returned to campus in "We are finally talking about alcohol Observer examines what effect the changes to Notre "We are finally talking the fall complaining bit­ use and abuse as a community," changes have had. This is the first in a Dame's hard alcohol terly that student life at Poorman said. "I know that there has Jour-part series. policy in dorm rooms, about alcohol use and Notre Dame was quick­ been some heated debate and dialogue in-hall dances and tail­ abuse as a community ... ly heading downhill. about it, but I think the dialogue has been gating rules. the dialogue has been But a year after very good." By ANDREW SOUKUP Students flooded the Poorman sent his e­ Following an exhaustive two-year study News Writer steps of the Main very good." mail to students, the of alcohol abuse on campus that involved Building protesting the vice president for focus groups whose members were changes and, urged by Father Mark Poorman Student Affairs said he drawn from the campus and local com­ One year ago Notre Dame students student government, vice presidentfor Student Affairs believes the changes munity, Poorman presented a plan last returned from spring break to find an e­ signed a petition calling have already had a March designed to deter what he called a mail from Father Mark Poorman explain­ for an increased stu- beneficial effect on the dangerous belief among some students ing the most drastic changes to the dent role as the policy changes were campus community. However, Poorman school's alcohol policy in over a decade. implemented. added that the overall success or failure see ALCO H 0 U page 6 ND announces tuition increase Bush to Saddam: be a challenge to continually fund Storin explained that though By MEGHANNE DOWNES financial aid at the same level economic difficulties were affect­ News Ediwr although we hope to do so," Starin ing the University's financial sta­ Leave Iraq or face w-ar said. tus, he expected that Notre Dame University officials announced Next year's tuition cost marks a would still provide the same level Monday tuition for the next acade­ significant increase over previous of financial aid as previous years. mic year will increase by 6.5 per­ years when the increase had been "We have increased financial cent bringing the total cost, includ­ under five percent, said Starin. aid in recent years so it is possible ing room and board, to $34,100. "The tuition is part of the gener­ now to assure any students who Despite the additional revenue al revenue that makes up for the [are] admitted that they would from the tuition increase, planned loss of interest on the endowment have sufficient funds to attend budget cuts will still occur but and any possible drop-otiS in con­ Notre Dame," Starin said. financial aid will not be affected, tributions," he said. University President Father according to Matt Starin, a However, Storin said that the Edward Malloy said that changes spokesman for the University. University intends to "remain made to financial aid in recent "Because of economic condi­ competitive and come in below years would help sustain the tions in the nation as a whole and where [the tuition levels of] other University through the economic how they affect us as a unit, it will elite schools are." downturn. "Not only do we admit students regardless of ability to pay, but we ND TUITION INCREASES also meet the full demonstrated financial need of all our students Getty Images 2001-2 2003-4 and increasingly we have replaced President Bush speaks to the nation Monday from the White loans with scholarships in our House. Bush warned Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his financial aid packages," Malloy Undergraduate sons to leave Iraq within 48 hours or face war. said. "Faced with the financial Tuition w/Room challenges of the moment, we've & Board fashioned a plan that makes the Associated Press nation on higher alert. necessary hard choices while still "The tyrant will soon be %Increase allowing us to maintain our com­ WASHINGTON gone," vowed Bush, comman­ 4.9 mitment to excellence in the acad­ President Bush said Monday der in chief of 250,000 U.S. emic and student life of the the United States will unleash troops poised to strike. Graduate School University." war against Iraq unless Bush set a course for war Tuition Parents were informed of the Sad dam without U.N. backing after increase in a letter sent last week Hussein See Also months of futilely trying to per­ from Malloy. flees his suade Saddam to disarm. In an %Increase 4.9 country "Students respond to address televised worldwide, he Natasha Grant contributed to within 48 possible war in Iraq" spoke to several audiences at Rank in cost this report. hours. The once, starting with the president page3 American public and skeptical among top warned allies and including Saddam, private colleges Contact Meghanne Downes at Americans that terrorists may mdownesl @nd.edu strike in retaliation and put the see BUSH/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Tuesday, March 18, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS Spring break NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS in New York OIT installs UN inspectors Stocks surge Community Scene gives Baseball new e-mail prepare to after news of expresses high marks to acheives Spring break is over and we are starting the downhill slide into the servers during depart from possible war opinions on the latest new success on summer and the beginning of the spring break Iraq in Iraq Iraq music the road next year. However we still have memories to reflect upon, from sit­ ting on the beach Students begin to After being The Dow Jones Students weigh Reviewers give Baseball played to going to Big Chris Orenchuk use the new warned by the Industrial average in on the possibility high grades to Ben seven games over East basketball Webmail system United States to gained over 280 of military action in Harper, Alabama, spring break in tournaments. installed during evacuate the coun­ points Monday Iraq and express Everclear and Jacksonville, Fla. Spring break Lab spring break, try because of the after news of possi­ opposing opinions Transplants. and won six. has to be my Technician although some possibility of war, ble military conflict on the situation. favorite break of have had problems UN inspectors in Iraq. the entire school year except for with the new sys­ began to leave Iraq. summer break, of course. I believe tem. that spring break is, of course, the most needed break. It gives all of us students the well-needed rest that we all deserve. page 3 page 5 page 7 page 13 page 14 page 28 My spring break was spent in the wonderful city of New York. New York gives you many opportunities from shopping on 5th Avenue to WHAT'S GOING DOWN Central Park. New York most likely has everything that you could ever want. Parking violation However, it is not quite the spring Thursday, a University employee's vehicle was break location that we all wanted. I towed for a parking violation near the Stadium. made the best of the situation and enjoyed the many things that New Employee taken to hospital York had to offer. This included get­ A University employee was transported by ambu­ ting lectured by the cops outside of lance to Memorial Hospital for treatment of an ill­ Madison Square Garden for trying to ness Friday morning. buy tickets to Michael Jordan's last game to buying fake Oakley's. Student reports missing bike Buying fake Oakley's probably had Friday afternoon, a student reported the theft of to be my most favorite memory from his locked bike from a bike rack on the south side spring break. of the Law School. There are no suspects. The best part of New York has to be the street vendors who try to sell Student reports missing bike you Oakley's and Rolexes at every Sunday, a student reported the theft of his locked street corner. It really embodies the freestanding bike from outside Knott Hall between true American spirit and free enter­ March 7 and March 16. There are no suspects. prise. My spring break took on a new pretense when I decided that I did need a fake Rolex. So as I strolled past a street vendor who asked "Rolex?," I said, "Yes." After this we haggled on the price for a minute -complied from the NDSP crime blotter and I finally worked him down to $15. For that amount even a cheap watch is fine. This is where this adventure took an interesting turn. After going to a location where the cops couldn't see us, I proceeded to look over the selection that the street vendor had provided and to my interest the watches were not fake Rolexes but very nice watches of lesser brands, such as Geneva and Citizen.