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1 O B S E R V E R Thursday, October 2, 1997• Vol. XXXI No. 29 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S STUDENT SENATE Committee tackles bevy of residence life issues By DEREK BETCHER Keeping lunch open until 2 p.m. and Associate News Editor extending breakfast grab-and-go until 11 a.m. were among the senate letter’s The Residence Life Committee proposals that Prentkowski told Szabo reported progress on several fronts — and Tomko he is willing to seriously among them dining times, laundry in examine. men’s dorms, parking and social space “The most significant part of the reclassification — at yesterday’s meeting is that [Prentkowski] is really Student Senate meeting. w illin g to use the senate and come to Most of the news stemmed from an us for input on this issue,” Szabo told earlier meeting between Morrissey the senate. senator Matt Szabo, Knott senator Matt Immediate, tangible improvements Tomko, director of food services David also resulted from the meeting: Szabo Prentkowski and South Dining Hall announced to the senate that Food general manager William Yarbrough. Services agreed to extend Huddle The meeting was in response to a letter hours one hour further into the morn­ the senators sent recommending ing. adjusted dining times for the dining Beginning Monday, the Huddle will halls. remain open until 2 a.m. on Mondays, “It sounds like he’s very open to Tuesdays and Wednesdays and until 3 The Observer/Liz Lang making some changes,” Tomko said. a.m. on Thursday through Sunday. Student Senators Katie Harness of Farley Hall and Heather DeJesus of McGlinn Hall “ Hopefully we’ll see some changes as discussed student life issues at yesterday’s meeting. early as next semester.” see SENATE / page 4 New savings plan to tackle college funds By LIZ NAGLE News W riter Indiana College State treasurer Joyce Savings Plan Brinkman announced last week the initiation of the • Parents start Indiana Family College Savings Plan, a new state saving early program to help Indiana parents save for their • Initial children’s post-secondary education. investment of “Today, we took the first step to help lloosier $50 The Observer/Liz Lane families meet the educa­ Professor William Sexton spoke at a luncheon yesterday to various members of the South Bend community. tional needs of the 21st century,” Brinkman said • Earnings during a press confer­ ence in Notre Dame’s expand over Business leaders address values Center for Continuing Education. By SARAH DYLAG ’ community service and its time The plan is intended News Writer role among the corporate to encourage parents to leaders of the Michiana area. • State / fed. start saving earlier for W illiam Sexton, professor of i Wt is enormously Sexton, noting Notre Dame’s their children’s educa­ a r e management and vice presi­ place among the top 20 pri­ taxes important that tion. “For an initial made for dent for University relations, M vate national research univer­ investment of $50, deferred e l i g i b l e addressed more than 300 sities, emphasized that “it is there be a place parents can begin higher edu- Michiana area business lead­ enormously important that participating in ; , j cation ers yesterday at Father among the best of there be a place among the the plan when ’ expenses," she Edward Malloy’s tenth annual best of the best with a set of the best with a set the child is an said. “At that corporate luncheon. values such as those at Notre infant,” time, the tax conse­ Citing the unique relation­ Dame.” of values such as Brinkman quences apply to the student, ship between the Michiana According to Sexton, these explained. “The earnings on who has a lower tax rate.” community, its corporate those at Notre values are most clearly dis­ their contributions continue to Brinkman said that eligible leaders, and Notre Dame, played in the University’s compound the entire life of the expenses will include tuition, Sexton stated that “what hap­ Dame. ’ commitment to community plan. books, room and board at any pens at Notre Dame is a cul- William Sexton service and its students’ “An important advantage to accredited two-year or four- turalization.” involvement in the South vice president, the Indiana Family College year university. In an age of He went on to explain this Bend and Michiana area. As University Relations Savings Plan is that federal and ever-increasing college expens­ culturalization in terms of the state income taxes on earnings es, state savings programs University’s commitment to see BUSINESS / page 4 are deferred until withdrawals see FUND / page 4 SMC MULTICULTURAL WEEK Saint Mary’s lectures continue to focus on diversity By ERIKA WITTORF programmed for television shows and is minority categories by being Filipino the other day. The gentleman conduct­ News Writer currently working on a documentary. and having cerebral palsy, she is not ing the interview was commenting on Sohn was born in the Philippines and partial to any one issue. the fact that President Clinton always Noemi Sohn, a self-described “jack of moved to Berkeley, Calif., when she was “I do not look in the m irror every addresses race issues in the presence of all trades” and the first Filipino to ever three years old. She found it very diffi­ morning and say, ‘I’ll be taking up for black people. I don’t understand why lecture at Saint Mary’s College, dis­ cult growing up being a “woman of women’s issues today.’ I choose to look Clinton doesn’t address the issue in cussed diversity, gender, race, sexuality, color” with a disability. at the issues as a whole and not to sin­ front of white people,” Sohn said. and class at a lecture held last night in “This society does not appreciate gle issues out,” Sohn explained. One of the issues that Sohn addressed Carroll Auditorium. diversity,” Sohn said. “At an early age, I She realizes that the problems of in her lecture was the implementation of Along with conducting workshops, found it hard to articulate how I felt diversity, gender, race, sexuality, and diversity into collegiate student bodies. Sohn has also counseled rape and about my situation. At the age of 40, I class are ongoing, and it is im portant to “It behooves universities to start tak­ domestic violence victims and people am now beginning to find my voice.” address them every day. ing proactive steps to ensure this,” Sohn with disabilities. In addition, she has Despite the fact that she fits into two “I was listening to a talk radio show said. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, October 2, 1997 ■ I n side C o lu m n m WORLD AT A GLANCE Ju st Lovelorn teen kills three, wounds six in rampage PEARL, Miss. An expressionless Woodham, a sopho­ Tenn. A teen-ager stabbed his mother to death, more, entered the large commons area then went to school Wednesday with a rifle just inside the front door of the imposing w ondering... under his trench coat and opened fire, school and immediately walked up to his When you spend six hours in the car with killing his former girlfriend and another former girlfriend, witnesses said. Police said she was the first to fall, followed by yourself, you tend to wonder about things, student and wounding six others, police High school three young men and four young women like ... said. shooting apparently shot at random. Why are there really NOT any songs about Luke Woodham, 16, was distraught over “ He was shooting anybody he could find. rainbows? a breakup with his girlfriend, Police Chief Jackson 1 le shot at me and hit the staircase,” said If you took away John Bill Slade said, choking back tears as he Madden’s Telestrator, talked about the rampage in this town of Mark Wilkerson, a freshman. “ I saw frag­ ments going everywhere.” would he shut up? 22,000 people just outside Jackson. Students ran screaming into classrooms Do you think he keeps “ He gave us a statement, and his mani­ MISSISSIPPI and dived for cover. talking even when no one festo was that he felt he had been “ People were laying everywhere bleed­ is there? wronged, ” the chief said. 100 mile If Chelsea Clinton came Woodham was arrested as he drove ing,” said freshman Nathan Henry. T didn’t hear cries. Everybody looked dead.” to Notre Dame, would her away in his dead mother’s car and was charged with murder and aggravated 100 km Casey King, a ninth-grader, said Secret Service protection Dan Cichalski be allowed to live in her . _,. assault. Woodham talked to at least one of the 0 Assistant Managing Editor wounded. “ He apologized, said he was dorm? ---------------- — -------- The shootings at Pearl High School began sorry and was not shooting anybody in particular,” King said. If Albert Belle, Dennis about 8:10 a.m. as buses arrived. Rodman, Deion Sanders and Barry Bonds were locked in a room, who would come out alive? Corn-based fuel to get tax break Teen overdoses after years of taunts Better yet, could they all fit into the room with their egos? WASHINGTON LONDON Is there anyone else out there who thinks The Senate Finance Committee For three years, Kelly Yeomans endured taunts of that calling an audible on fourth down on the agreed Wednesday to extend a tax “ fatly.” Her teen-age tormentors threw salt in her school road in a noisy stadium might not be the best break for ethanol, the corn-based fuel lunch and dumped her clothes in the garbage.

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