'' . ' . '\ \ \.' ••. '''''t '\ f I . ~ ' ' . Tuesday, January 21, 2003 Irish THE lose fourth at home page 20 The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXVII NO. 77 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Project Warmth drive sets record EXECUTIVE CABINET Members the world today." Social Concerns. over 200 coats from both By LINDA SKALSKI Student coordinator Elizabeth "St. Michael's really was Marian High school in News Writer Zwickert and task force mem­ amazing," said Zwickert. "Their Mishawaka and Honeywell discuss bers Kathryn Eisele, Margaret entire operation shut down just Aircraft Landing Systems in More than 4,700 new and Morgan, Colin Walsh and Tom to clean these coats for the South Bend. slightly used coats for people in Timmermans prepared the poor." About 1,000 coats were deliv­ alcohol need of winter clothing were coats for redistribution to the Valerie Aguilar donated a full­ ered to 22 Ways of Giving, affili­ donated last semester to set a homeless and organized the length coat that her ated with Channel WSVP, to dis­ record in the seventH· annual contest among the dorms. Grandmother made and had tribute among non-profit organi­ policy Project Warmth campaign, con­ Zwickert said the unprece­ given to her mother. zations with which the station ducted Oct. 28 to Dec. 6. dented number of coats donated "I thought it would be good to works. Five hundred coats will Competition to collect the might have had something to do give it in her memory," said be sent with students volunteer­ By MATT BRAMANTI coats was strong between some with the task force's commit­ Aguilar. "I know it's special, but ing in Appalachia during spring News Writer residence halls. Zahm Hall won ment to getting the word out. it's senseless to have two coats break. with 898 coats with nearly four "Everyone worked very hard, when there are people out there The rest of the coats were Executive cabinet members per resident and Lyons Hall and they worked with a smile," freezing." delivered to various community convened Monday in their first donated 679 for an average of said Zwickert. "That is what Alumni also took an active service organizations in South meeting of the semester to dis­ three per resident to place sec­ helped us break the record by so role in collection. Over 50 differ­ Bend. including St. Margaret's cuss the effects of the ond. much." ent Notre Dame Alumni Clubs House, the Salvation Army, University's "I have never seen so many St. Michael's Laundry washed across the country mailed in Center for the Homeless and St. new alcohol people so fired up about doing every single coat free of charge boxes filled with coats, often col­ Vincent DePaul. policy, good," said David Grennan. "It and then supplied the manpow­ lected at local bars during game which went made me think twice about the er to sort, bag and transport the watches. Contact Linda Skalski at into effect supposed Jack of generosity in coats back to the Center for Project Warmth also received [email protected] last fall. Student B 0 d y President L i b b Y Bishop Alumna leads Martin Luther King memorial Bishop is slated to to herself to carry out her dreams. present a report of the policy's By AMANDA MISNIK Currently, Dawning is the effects and student responses to News Writer Superintendent of Benton Harbor Area it to the Board of Trustees in Schools in Michigan. The district is 91 per­ February. Her report will Saint Mary's held its twelfth annual cent African-American and Dawning and specifically address the changes Interfaith Prayer Service for Justice and told those in attendance that one of her regarding hall dances. Peace on Monday where alumnus Paula jobs was to "try to overcome schools made "We want to focus on the Dawning, class of 1971, spoke about of one predominant race. Children must be dances because that's where Martin Luther King, Jr.'s profound impact prepared for the world, and they can learn students' experience is and on her life. "He stood for excellence, stood from one another." that's where the complaints for reaching a dream," said Dawning. The audience became aware of the need have been coming from," "Through caring and compassion, you can to prepare today's children during Bishop said. Hall dances are make a difference." Dawning's speech. currently allowed to be held in Dawning grew up in South Bend during "What will you do at Saint Mary's to on-campus and off-campus a time of urban unrest, but pursued an help? You can step up and do what's venues, but not in the residence education at the her grandmother's insis­ morally right. Maybe it's at Benton halls. tance. She became interested in Saint Harbor, or a Benton Harbor somewhere Several members criticized Mary's when student teachers from the else. What is it that you are willing to die the dance policy, saying the new College visited South Bend Central High for?" she asked. rules have made planning and School. Dawning sensed that Saint Mary's Dawning finished with a reminder of logistics for dances complicated. would be encouraging and supportive."! King's dream. "It's difficult for the larger came to Saint Mary's to follow my dream "He redirected history and transformed dorms to find places to hold ... faith was with me," she said. communities. He stood for character and dances," said calendar coordi­ Dawning's freshman year was a big took the hard road. He wanted to ensure nator Susan Longenbaker. transition, especially because there was that every child in America has a chance "[McGlinn's] SYR was in the little diversity on the campus. In the spring to live his or her dream," she said. South Dining Hall. and it was of 1968, King was killed. The event was sponsored by Campus just horrid." "[I felt like] a vacuum sweeper had Ministry, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Judicial Council President sucked all of the air out of me. I had to the Sisters of Nefertiti, the InterCultural Danielle Ledesma expressed think about 'what did it mean?"' Living Community and Justice Education. discontent with campus loca­ Dawning understood the impact of a sin­ tions approved by the University Tina Dargaas!The Observer gle person through this time in her life. administration, noting that In remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr., She realized that one person could make a Contact Amanda Misnik at SMC students reflect at the Interfaith difference anywhere, and made a promise Prayer Service for Justice and Peace. arnanda.misnik.l @nd.edu see CABINET/page 4 NEWS ANALYSIS Affirmative action case should not affect Notre Dame acceptance of students to its undergradu­ "We are picking on a group that has harmful effects on the diversity of the By HIMANSHU KOTHARI ate program and law school. They will benefited for the least amount of time," University. News Writer also examine if Michigan said Dan Saracino, assis­ "It would be very unfortunate if the set up racial quotas, which tant provost of Notre Dame Supreme Court took away the ability of The controversy surrounding the violate the Equal "We are picking on a admissions. educational institutions to use sensitively University of Michigan's approach to affir­ Opportunity Act. group that has Saracino pointed out that calibrated affirmative action," said law mative action in admissions is causing Michigan's present system benefited for the least the Notre Dame student professor Fernard Dutile. other academic institutions to re-examine ranks students on a scale body is currently 16 per­ The current case is similar to the Bakke their own policies. of 120 points and gives amount of time." cent minorities and the case of 1978 when the Supreme Court Affirmative action, established in the minority applicants an office would like to see that ruled against UC-Davis. stating that the 1960s, was designed to level the playing additional 20 points. Dan Saracino figure increased to 20 per­ admissions policy of its Medical school was cent. unconstitutional because it used race as a field for minority students who had been While the Michigan poli­ assistant provost historically discriminated against in uni­ cy faces stiff resistance "This is not a quota like criterion for admission. versity and college admissions. from President George the Michigan [admissions The University of Michigan argues that The Supreme Court will decide in the Bush, many Notre Dame faculty and policy]. but a goal." he said. the method it employs was only to support coming months if the University of Notre Dame professors also worry that administrators see benefits to an affrrma­ see ACTION/page 4 Michigan used race as the sole reason for tive action policy. the end of affirmative action could have '' '' '' I j j I I t ~ ,.. r I 4 I I page 2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Tuesday, January 21, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS Seeking NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS Human rights Powell urges Herald Tribune Equity from Alanis plays Despite sick­ logical laws advocate UN to take CEO ousted grade one psychologist ness, Irish speaks on action on Iraq would make swim well As most students know, Indiana has Burma affirmative some extremely odd policies regarding alcohol. Many students' have made the action James Mawdsley Secretary of State A I a n i s trip to Meijer on Sunday only to fmd Peter Goldman, irrelevant Even with a that they can't buy alcohol (but then described his expe­ Colin Powell urged chairman and CEO, Morissette's new riences while the United Nations album, Under Rug number of swim­ turn up 31 and are of the International mers at home with imprisoned in not to be "shocked A columnist Swept, possesses able to purchase it Herald Tribune a virus, the worn­ 10 miles north in Burma for over 60 into impotence" was fired Monday argues America deeply contempla­ weeks.