Best of the Best Cupid in the Bend Ruth Riley and Troy Murphy have been Believe it or not there are creative ways to Wednesday nominated for the Naismith awards along with spend your Valentine's Day at Notre Dame­ 15 other male and female national finalists. with or without a significant other FEBRUARY 14, Sports + page 24 Scene+ page 14·15 2001 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saillt Mary's I VOL XXXIV NO. 89 ' HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Busted... now what? Consequences for parietal violations vary across campus guests of the opposite sex are not to begin tor of residence life. "The longer the vio­ By MARIBEL MOREY drunk enough that they don't want to go before 10 a.m. on any day and are not to lation, the more intentional it becomes," back to their dorm-hall monitor," said Assistant News Editor extend beyond 2 a.m." What might have For the most part, 10-15 minute viola­ Shoup. "When they're intoxicated, they're seemed as a small detail during spring tions end with a warning while 30 minute talking louder than they thought they Many prospective students are awed by visitation affects the lives of every student violations or more go directly to Reslife, were." the crazed football fans, the Golden Dome on campus. said Sister Adrienne Piennette, rector of Some students, however, say they enjoy or the sense of community that is sensed "Yes, parietals have a larger effect on Welsh Family Hall. parietals and others disagree so strongly throughout campus, especially within res­ social life. I would have picked another Both Michelle and her boyfriend were that they move off campus, said Shoup. idence halls. There might not be fraterni­ school if I would have seen the effect it not allowed to return to their dorm for "Parietals quiet the dorm down for rest ties or sororities at Notre Dame, but the has on the social life," said Michelle the remainder of the fall semester in and study," said Piennette. dorms are pretty close to that - except Merlo, sophomore math and business response to ResUfe's The administration that Valentine's Day ends at midnight major. decision. She was sees parietals as a three­ here. Michelle's life at Notre Dame took a forced to live off cam­ "They leave early when prong approach of safety, According to DuLac, "visiting hours for turn last semester when the fire alarm pus and may not enter security and privacy, said went off in her former residence, they think everyone is Shoup. Carroll at Howard Hall, without asleep. Six o'clock might "I know there's the You just got caught breaking 7:30 am permission. be early for them, but not issue of privacy and this while she was "I know I need to for the rector. .. school has to keep this parietals ... but at what time? in her face the conse­ tradition as a big boyfriend's quences. It was hard Catholic school in keep­ mins.: room. Their last fall, with the bliz­ Jeffrey Shoup ing its dignity and high . parietals case zard and having to director of residence life standard of name," said rn1ng was taken live ofT campus," said Merlo. However, she directly to Merlo. does not understand, Residence Most people who break parietals make however, why her punishment continues PAST , Life. the same mistakes. past Residence Life. "For the "They leave early when they think The punishment finalized by ResLife Start L: most part, everyone is asleep. Six o'clock might be included off-campus housing for the At Apart less than an early for them, but not for the rector," remainder of the fall semester and resi­ 30 mins.: hour is up to said Shoup. "A couple of times a year, dence in a different dorm during the their [rec­ roommates turn parietal cases in. Ninety­ spring semester. She now lives in Walsh ost Handled tors'] discre­ nine percent of the time a hall staff hears Hall. In May, her punishment from Dorm tion. More them talking in the room." Res Life will be over, but she is still In than an hour Although Michelle's case did not involve banned from Howard. they come to alcohol, Shoup said most cases involve Since Merlo missed her friends, she us," said intoxicated friends. tried talking to Howard's rector, Sister Outcomes vary depending on dorm ·Jeffrey After a party, "some students might be Anne Dougherty, to move back next fall. KATY HALU The Observer Shoup, direc- too drunk to make a decent decision and see PARIETALS/ page 4 Commitment to service programs highlights run-off debate By FINN PRESSLY Senior Staff Writer With the race for student body president down to just two tickets, last night's candi­ date forum focused mainly on a close exami­ nation of each ticket's platform goals. Ryan Becker and Nikki McCord faced opponents Brooke Norton and Brian Moscona in a two-hour debate with ques­ tions coming from a panel of guests, audi­ ence members and the candidates. The debate came just one day after an election that saw service-oriented candidates Demetra Smith and Yogeld Andre come within 3 percent of passing Becker and McCord for the second runoff position. Smith/Andre received 20 percent while Beeker/McCord garnered 23. Norton/Moscona gained 42 percent of the primary votes. With those results in mind, many of the questions centered on each ticket's commit­ ment to service. "We want to serve students while allowing students to serve others," said Norton. "This election has shown that students are inter­ ested in social issues." Both tickets expressed strong interest in AMANDA HUGHES/The Observer Smith and Andre's Dinner with Seven Brian Becker (right) and Nikki McCord (center) debate with Brooke Norton and Brian Moscona Tuesday night in see DEBATE/ page 4 the Hesburgh Library. page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Wednesday, February 14, 2001 INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK IN SOUTH BEND Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday It's Valentine's + Meeting: Rotary Club of + Event: Gridiron Legends + Event: Junior Parents' + Concert: South Bend South Bend, Century Luncheon Series, College Weekend Symphony: "The Sounds of Day Center, 12 p.m. Football Hall of Fame, + Movie: "The Eyes of New Orleans," Morris I am tired of the cookies, the chocolate covered + Theater: "Can a Woman 11:30 a.m. Tammy Faye," Snite Performing Arts Center, 8 strawberries ala Martha Stewart, and the dozens Make a Man Lose His + Fundraising: St. Joseph Museum of Art, 7:30p.m. p.m. upon dozens of roses. It does not seem romantic at all. The holiday has become a race to deter­ Mind?," Morris Performing Tree Sales Program, the + Movie: "The 6th Day," mine who gives the 'biggest and most expensive Arts Center, 8 p.m. Soil and Conservation gift. It is no longer about love DeBartolo 101, 8 p.m. but on how we can buy. Destrict Office, all day According to the History Channel, which means I did not watch it but had some­ one do it for me, St. Valentine was a dude who OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U-Wire reports defied Emperor Claudius decree that no man could marry because it made him a bad soldier. St. Valentine Drug incidents skyrocket at U. Washington jose Cuellar would marry young couples SEATTLE larger problem with illegal drugs in private. He may have Arrests, citations and warnings than other universities in similar been killed attempting to for illegal drugs have increased by circumstances," said Girtz. free Christians from the pris­ Graphics almost 900 percent since 1996 in "/ don •t believe UW has any Editor The UWPD has officers monitor ons where they were often the University of Washington resi­ the residence halls. Girtz found that tortured. Also, while he was larger problem with dence halls. illegal drugs than other some officers were not spending as in jail he fell in love with a Campus-wide, the combination of much time in the halls as she felt young girl, might have been the jailer's daughter, illegal drug arrests, citations and universities . •• was necessary. and wrote her love letters that were addressed warnings has increased from 35 in "I have strongly encouraged offi­ "From Your Valentine." 1996 to 200 in 2000. In the resi­ Sgt. David Glrtz cers assigned to the residence halls The holiday was meant to remember St. dence halls alone, the number has to spend time in the halls. I want Valentine. It was definitely not meant to shower increased from five to 49 in the police officer the dorm officers to know what is each other with decorated pieces of paper and same five years. going on inside the dorms," said dead flowers. St. Valentine acted out of love, not Police records indicate most of Girtz. to empty his wallet on meaningless gifts of little the incidents involved marijuana incidents to non-students. Three or four years ago there was or no sentimental value. rather than harder drugs, such as "We feel that approximately 80 a policy change that may have con­ Yet every year, since Kindergarten, I was told cocaine or LSD. percent of the incidents involve tributed to the increased numbers. to bring Valentine cards to school. The last Despite the consistent increase in non-students. We are an urban Resident advisors on each floor Valentine's card I gave out was seven years ago drug incidents, Sgt. David Girtz said campus and a lot of people from were instructed to call the police if to a girl that I liked.