VOL. XXV. NO. 106 The Observer FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Suspect arrested in World Trade Center bombing NEW YORK- A man de­ The arrest was a sudden, One law enforcement source, scribed as a follower of a radi­ major break in the most noto­ speaking on condition of cal Muslim cleric was arrested rious U.S. bombing in years. Suspect's van anonymity, said Thursday the Thursday in last week's World Just a day earlier, the FBI had Length: 10' 7" Height: 4' 5" Width: 6' 8" Cargo volume: 261 cu. ft. attack could have been in retal­ Trade Center bombing when he said it could take months to iation for the Persian Gulf War. coolly tried a third time to crack the case. The bombing came on the sec­ reclaim a rental deposit on the The van Salameh rented was ond anniversary of the U.S. van determined to have housed the one that carried the bomb, ouster of Iraq's army from the bomb. FBI Agent Thomas G. Donlon Kuwait. But a Clinton adminis­ Other suspects were being said in an affidavit filed with the tration source said evidence of sought in what prosecutor court. Charred fragments of the Mideast terrorist involvement Gilmore Childres called "the Ford Econoline E-350 van - was "iffy." single most destructive act of including an axle with a The arrest came after an army terrorism ever committed on traceable identification number of investigators spent the past American soil." The motive - were recovered at the blast week combing through piles of remained unclear. site. API Bob Bianchini rubble at the blast site, fielding "This investigation clearly is The affidavit also said a thousands of phone calls and not finished, but a large first search of a Jersey City apart­ pursuing scores of leads. step has been taken," James ment with a bomb-sniffing dog Detectives systematically Fox. FBI chief in New York, said turned up bomb-making him in Arabic. "Why?" he asked nitrates were found at the blast checked garage payment stubs at a news briefing Thursday equipment including wiring and his attorney repeatedly. The site. and viewed videotapes of enter­ night. manuals on circuitry and court-appointed defense lawyer, Friday's blast in a garage ing vehicles. Mohammed A. Salameh, 25, electromagnetic devices. On the Robert Precht, asked beneath the twin towers killed The suspect had rented the was charged with aiding and rental agreement Salameh had unsuccessfully that bail be set five people, injured more than van from a Ryder truck agent in abetting_ the bombing and a fire given the phone number for at $5 million. 1 ,000, left one missing and sent Jersey City on Feb. 23 and that followed, and with trans­ that apartment; it wasn't Papers that the suspect pre­ fear through the nation's largest returned less than two hours portation of explosives across immediately clear whether he sented the rental agency several city. It caused a crater four after the explosion Friday state lines. The Jersey City, N.J., lived there. days ago were covered with stories deep. The 110-story afternoon to say it had been resident was ordered held Salameh, in federal court in nitrates, a government source, towers - the world's second­ stolen from him in Jersey City, without bail and faces life in New York City on Thursday speaking on condition of tallest buildings, home to said Paul Mascitelli, owner of a prison if convicted. A hearing night, appeared relaxed as an anonymity, told The Associated hundreds of businesses more car dealership that shares an was set for March 18. interpreter read the charges to Press. Nitrates are found in than 50,000 workers - aren't some explosives; traces of expected to reopen for a month. see BOMB I page 4 Pro-life Law team . group stirs argues 1n controversy regional finals

By SARAH DORAN By JOHN LUCAS News Writer News Writer

A national anti-abortion Notre Dame Law School's In­ group is calling Notre Dame ternational Moot Court Team hypocritical for cancelling a two recently competed in the re­ week pro-life conference on gional finals of the Phillip C. campus that it claims to have Jessup International Moot scheduled with the University in Court Competition, winning December. four rounds of oral argument The Collegians Activated to and just missing a chance to Liberate Life (CALL), say that advance to the finals in Wash­ the University approved the ington, D.C. "Agape in Action Alternative to Comprised of law students Spring Break" conference to Sarah Buescher, Kimberly take place March 14-26 at Burnett, John Plunkett, and Notre Dame, but later cancelled Douglas McNitt, the team trav­ it after CALL published an ad­ elled to Indianapolis Feb. 19 vertisement announcing the and 20 to compete against event in the Jan. 18 edition of teams from the University of "The Wanderer," a weekly Chicago, University of Michi­ Catholic magazine. gan, Wayne State University According to a CALL press and the eventual champions, release, William Kirk, assistant Northwestern University. vice president for student af­ The competition was close to fairs, told Notre Dame Right to the end, according to Burnett. Life members Bill Keen and "Going into the final oral ar­ I Claire Johnson on Jan. 25 that guments, Northwestern had the I The Observer/Eric Ruethlin advantage and were lucky to be I the project will not be permit­ j ted, citing the advertisement as The music of the night able to pick their strongest the reason for the cancellation. arguments," she said. "They The Notre Dame Orchestra performed last night in their Winter Concert at Washington Hall. They played were a very good team, but not But University officials claim music from Carmen and several pieces by Haydn and Beethoven. that the conference was never see COURT I page 4 formally approved. Patricia O'Hara, vice president for stu­ dent affairs, said that she heard of the conference for the first Francisco, Shavers named to Alumni posts time when she saw the adver­ By ALICIA REALE appropriate time to reward Francisco and Shavers both sons besides the athletics or tisement. Assistant News Editor them for the great work they came to the association in Jan­ academics. There is a unique "Notre Dame Right to Life have done," Lennon said. uary 1992 as alumni represen­ bond with the University and claim that they contacted the D'Juan Francisco and Frances "This new position has only tatives. They primarily serve· as we are trying to follow up on office in October to arrange the Shavers, former alumni repre­ been in existence for ten years. liaisons between the University that and further strengthen the event for CALL. I have no sentatives for the Notre Dame It puts major emphasis on club and its 215 alumni clubs bond," Shavers said. "We are recollection of speaking to Alumni Association, have been leadership developments and worldwide. also trying to develop an them," she said. appointed assistant directors of programs, Lennon said. As alumni liaisons, they go awareness of the Alumnae As­ "Claims that we cancelled the alumni clubs, according to "Becoming assistant directors out and visit and communicate sociation on campus." conference are not true. No Charles Lennon, assistant vice is an opportunity to expand with members and leaders of In addition, they have worked authorization was ever granted president for University rela­ ourselves personally and pro­ the clubs, according to Fran­ to develop Notre Dame's Stu­ by the University," said Michael tions and executive director of fessionally. The job description cisco. dent Alumni Relations Group Garvey, assistant director of the association. is not changed but we are not "We keep them in touch with (SARG). SARG is not a new Public Relations and Informa­ "I could not be happier for limited," Shavers said. "Every what is going on in the Univer­ group but is not well known but tion at Notre Dame. "They did them and the University. They day is different, no day is a sity," he said. "it is growing by leaps and not follow the regular proce­ have been with us a year and mirror of another. We deal with "There are over 96,000 bounds," Francisco said. dures dictated by the Office of done a fantastic job for the a variety of people, interests alumni world-wide. People "SARG is a totally student run see PRO-LIFE I page 4 Alumni Association. It is the and concerns." come to Notre Dame for rea- see ALUMNI I page 4 ------~- ----

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INSIDE COLUMN • WEATHER REPORT Forecast for noon, Friday, March 5 FORECAST Mostly cloudy today lnvolvment of I 10s ) Unes separate high temperature zones for the day. with snow showers dimishing to afternoon flurries. ND community Highs in the low to mid 30s. critical to future TEMPERATURES I've graced this City H L Anchorage 34 20 column from time to Atlanta 55 47 time in the last four Bogota 70 39 Cairo 75 61 years, exposing my self­ Chicago 36 33 conceived rightness Cleveland 34 30 about a host of topics. Dallas 60 41 Detroil 36 33 Many times, readers Indianapolis 35 34 liked what I had to say. Jerusalem 68 45 London 43 36 But more often than Monica Yant Los Angeles 77 50 not, my Inside Columns Editor-in-Chief Madrid 55 30 brought me complaints, Minneapolis 44 26 Moscow 25 03 criticism and even Nashville 45 41 "hate e-mail"- which------New York 42 34 FRONTS: Paris 41 32 is, I suppose, stretching technology and a Philadelphia 40 37 grudge about as far as either could go. Rome 55 43 So before I descend from the bully pulpit for •• • Seattle 54 44 •COLD • WARM STATIONARY• • © 1993 Accu-Weather, Inc. South Bend 35 32 the last time and hand over the reins of The Tokyo 55 41 Observer to a new Editor-in-Chief. allow me to Pressure Washington. D.C. 42 39 harp upon a favorite topic just one more time. (f Mu, Last spring, I wrote a column severely taking H L HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY I Notre Dame to task for some un-Christianlike behavior. I made the case that when the chips were down in several cases, the all-powerful, Catholic dynasty was forgetting what it meant to be Christian in the first place. AT AGLANCE The evidence was everywhere: From the TODAY appalling silence following allegations of sexual misconduct by Father James Burtchaell to the WORLD runarounds given to groups like SUFR and McCartney plans to keep going GLND/SMC, Notre Dame had done a fabulous • PERTH, Australia- Paul "ob of doing nothing about a host of spiritual • LUSAKA, Zambia- President Frederick Chiluba declared a state of emergency Thursday after reports the McCartney, who turned 50 last and emotional problems that plague this summer, said Thursday that he has no community. main opposition party was plotting to overthrow the elected government. The move -just 1 1/2 years after the plans to retire, even though he once Little has changed in the last year. And my thought 30 was too old to rock 'n' roll. point was seconded in a recent letter to the co~ntry w~n praise for its peaceful transition to democracy - IS certam to damage the confidence of foreign investors McCartney is starting a world tour on editor in which an astute history professor Friday with a performance in Perth. raised urgent questions about who is making whose capital is desperately needed in one of the world's poorest nations. Zambia has not had any demonstrations, Asked if it would be his last tour, the the decisions that chart Notre Dame's future former Beatie only shrugged. "I course in an increasingly complex, diverse protests or unrest recently. Many observers saw Chiluba's move as an attempt to crush mounting criticism of his thought I'd be finished at about 30 to tell you the truth," he world. said. "I thought 30 was a very unseemly age to be rocking The very individuals who are making these government, which critics say is corrupt and responsible for the 200 percent annual inflation rate in the southern and a rolling. And you know, 40 came and then 50 comes crucial decisions are those who are most and I'm having the best time in my life now, you know. So removed from the impact. White male priests African nation. The emergency declaration gives the government widespread powers to detain people without who knows?" McCartney is scheduled to perform in New gather to discuss cultural diversity. A handful o Zealand, the United States, Canada and Europe. non-threatening women administrators and trial and restrict civil liberties, but there was no immediate professors are spread thinly across countless crackdown by the security forces. committees and subcommittees to add their "unique" perspectives and not rock the boat. NATIONAL CAMPUS And when students are included in ventures White House rebuffs AMA's help Broken cole causes campus outage like the Colloquy 2000, their involvement reeks • NOTRE DAME- Electrical power to about half of the of tokenism, reduced to notetakers among a sea • WASHINGTON- The White House today rejected the American Medical Association's request for a bigger voice Notre Dame campus was interrupted yesterday morning of elders who already know the answers to for 25 minutes. The University lost its feed form the questions they spent months asking. in remodeling the nation's health-care system, saying it is keeping all special interest groups at arms length. AMA Indiana Michigan Power Co. at 11:15 a.m. when the cross After four years at Notre Dame, I'm still not broke on a utility pole on Douglas Hoad east of Juniper sure where the University is going. Some say Executive Vice President James S. Todd, in a letter this week to Clinton health care adviser Ira Magaziner, asked Road, according to Edward Keve, assistant director o Notre Dame will be the Harvard of the Midwest, utilities. The University generates its own power for about teeming with graduate programs that beef up for more direct involvement in the administration's reform process, warning that changes "will fail without the half of the campus, with the other half supplied by the its reputation. Others say it will refocus on its power company, Keve said. "That portion of the campus Catholicity, the characteristic that made the support of the profession." Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers responded today that "it would be a conflict of interest, we that has power supplied by the utility was blacked out," University what it is today. Keve said. "Once the problem was isolated, we were about For Notre Dame to make any of these or other believe, to have representatives of various interest groups ... as official members of the (task force) working groups." to tie back into the utility's system. We don't foresee any decisions, it must have help from those who will more problems." Among the buildings affected by the be affected. They're the undergraduates who The AMA supports Clinton's calls for "managed com­ petition" to restrain costs through large insurance power outage were DeBartolo Hall, the Joyce Athletic and aren't in student government or other clubs, but Convocational Center and the Main Building. who have come here to learn and live as purchasing groups and for requiring employers to offer "normal" college students. They're the graduate insurance coverage to their workers. students who really do want to spend their lives teaching. They're the professors who don't have an agenda, the priests who believe in the modernization of the Church and the nuns whose voices are long overdue to be heard. OF INTEREST It is these people who need to be making decisions at Notre Dame. Without them, there is • USAir and Anthony Travel have scheduled a • Sophomore Sibling Money and waivers are due in no Notre Dame. special Notre Dame Appreciation Day reception for the the Sophomore Class Office, Room 213 LaFortune, to­ The views expressed in the Inside Column are faculty, staff and students of Notre Dame. The event is day. Anyone who does not turn in the balance or waiver those of the author and not necessarily those of scheduled for March 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the will be in danger of forfeiting his or her space for the The Observer. lower level of the LaFortune Student Center. There will weekend. be a drawing for free airline tickets on USAir. 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Friday, March 5, 1993 The Observer Page 3 Six new members elected Smith: NAFTA not a solution By BRIAN SEILER to NO Board of Trustees News Writer Special to The Observer Notre Dame, was a co-founder with her late husband, James, The nations of North America Six people have been elected of Universal Press Syndicate. have a long way to go before to the University of Notre She established the Andrews they achieve an economic inte­ Dame's Board of Trustees. Memorial Scholarship Fund at gration similar to that of the The four elected to the regu­ Notre Dame. She has been a European Economic Commu­ lar trustee positions are Kath­ member of Notre Dame's nity, said Professor Peter Smith leen Andrews, vice president of advisory council for the of the University of California, Universal Press Syndicate; John Institute for Church Life. San Diego. Jordan, founder of the New John "Jay" Jordan graduated The proposed North Ameri­ York City investment firm and from Notre Dame with a busi­ can Free Trade Agreement the Chicago-based holding ness degree in 1969. In 1982 (NAFTA) treaty is only an company bearing his name; he founded The Jordan Com­ agreement which does not offer Phillip Rooney, president and pany, a private investment firm. any solutions for economic chief operating officer of Waste He has been a member of the integration, Smith explained at Management, Inc; and John College of Business Admin­ a Thursday lecture. Sander, chairman of the board istration advisory council. "The EC has created a super­ of governors of the Chicago Phillip Rooney joined Waste state of hard regionalism," Mercantile Exchange. Management in 1969 and held Smith said, which derives its Two others were elected to several executive positions efficiency from the relative three-year trustee positions re­ leading to his current post in economic and political parity served for recent graduates of 1984. He has also served as a which exists in Europe today. the University. They are member of the advisory council Another factor which makes the Catherine David, senior mar­ for Notre Dame's College of EC work is the large number of keting assistant for Target Engineering. nations which comprise it, Stores in Minneapolis, and Jack Sander is serving a Smith said. Marty Rodgers, Washington record seventh term as chair­ "The fundamental elements of D.C., a legislative assistant in man of the Chicago Mercantile basic political composition do the office of Sen Harris Wof­ Exchange's board of governors. not exist in the Western hemi­ ford, D-Pa. David is a 1985 He assumed the chairmanship sphere" to establish a working graduate in marketing, and again in 1991. Sander is a 1968 integrated organization like the Rodgers a 1988 graduate in graduate and benefactor of the EC, Smith said. Additionally, economics. Notre Dame Law School and the United States, Mexico and Kathleen Andrews, who holds has served on its advisory Canada are wary of entering a 1963 master's degree from council. such an organization because The Observer/Eric Ruethling the possibility exists that two of the three nations might "isolate Peter Smith of the University of California lectured on "The Political _;;M:_ Dimension of Regional Economic Integration" yesterday at the SAINI MAIN'S COlli Gl the other," Smith added. The proposed NAFTA Hesburgh Center. . 1'\0RfftU CfnTfR agreement is only a start, Smith fOR 1l1t

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one wn couldn't have beaten." organization which develops Student Affairs to plan events Having survived an initial positive interaction between like this." qualifying round in the law alumni and students through O'Hara said that the Univer­ school in November, McNitt, various programs," Shavers sity is not able to handle a two Plunkett, Buescher and Burnett said. week conferenc11 during the school year. won the right to represent She and Francisco also serve D'Juan D. Francisco Frances Shavers as staff liaisons with the associ­ "The University has in the Notre Dame in the regionals. America." have them," Lennon said. In December, they were given ation's Black Alumni of Notre past, and will in the future host Dame (BAND), a service orga­ Francisco graduated from Many representatives have pro-life conferences and events. an international law problem Notre Dame in 1989, having become assistant directors and for which to prepare argu­ nization devoted to the needs of Our reluctance has nothing to African-American students and majored in sociology and then later moved on within the do with pro-life. We could just ments. starred in the defensive back­ University, including Bubba Dealing with two imaginary alumnae. not handle the magnitude of Shavers, a 1990 graduate, field of the University's 1988 Cunningham, presently assis­ the conference," said Garvey. countries and a dispute over national championship football tant director of athletics and the profits of a pharmaceutical was a member of the Black "The Wanderer" advertise­ Cultural Arts Council and team. He played professional Maria Fuentes, currently assis­ ment claimed Notre Dame had company, the problem required football with the NFL's tant director of minority affairs. the team to make a detailed worked in numerous volunteer strayed from its Catholic her­ organizations while majoring in Washington Redskins and the The promotions were an­ itage regarding abortion views oral and a written response. CFL's Hamilton Tigercats. nounced during last month's The first area required the sociology. Shavers was fea­ and cited awarding Senator tured in the 1990 edition of "They are two super young winter meeting of the associa­ Daniel Patrick Moynihan Hte team to prepare a law brief, or alumnae and we are pleased to tion's board of directors. "memorial" as it is called in the "Outstanding Women in Laetare Medal as portraying a World Court, describing their double standard. "He didn't want to give up that compare to that of the late Aya­ "The double standard at position. The second facet of $400. He just wanted that tollah Khomeini in Iran; his the competition involved Bomb Notre Dame has never been preparing for an intense round money," Galasso added. message includes calls to eradi­ more obvious. The hypocrisy of oral arguments, where the continued from page 1 The man was accompanied by cate anyone who stands in the must be exposed and the truth team split up, taking both the another man when he rented way of Islam. that Notre Dame does not offer "applicant" or affirmative, and the truck, but was alone on El Sayyid Nosair, acquitted of a Catholic education must be "respondent" or negative posi­ office with the Ryder agent. subsequent visits, Galasso said. the 1991 assassination in New told," said CALL director Peter tions. The man wanted his $400 He said he didn't remember York of Israeli right-wing ex­ Beers. The different aspects of the cash deposit back but was told what the second man looked tremist Meir Kahane but im­ The conference claims to be competition make it much more like. prisoned for related crimes, the largest gathering of pro-life he would need a police report collegians ever. and is expected interesting than a regular class, of the theft, Mascitelli said. He Both Mascitelli and Galasso also had worshiped at the Jer­ according to Plunkett. to attract around 500 students said the suspect returned Mon­ said the suspect didn't behave sey City mosque. over a two-week period. "It's not often you get to work day without the police report nervously in any way. Mascitelli with people on one problem described him as short and frail and really tear it apart," Bur­ and again was turned away. with a beard and a thick accent. nett explained. On Thursday morning, the man called the Ryder office - The suspect was affiliated To write the brief and pre­ and spoke with an FBI agent with the Masjid al-Salam pare for the oral competition, posing as a Ryder official, said Mosque in Jersey City, N.J., the members of the team were Patrick Galasso, the truck where Sheik Omar Abdel­ forced to make sacrifices. rental agent. Rahman preaches, a Jersey City Since the written section of official said, citing reports from the competition was due on "He didn't have a clue as to FBI agents to city police. ~\se .. Jan. 11, the first day of the sec­ what was going on," Galasso ond semester, the team came said. "He thought he was talk­ Abdel-Rahman, 54, is a blind back from Christmas break ing to a Ryder rep." Muslim cleric living in self-im­ s•d one week early. Preparation posed exile in New Jersey after for the oral arguments took up his acquittal a decade ago in to eight to 10 hours weekly The man returned to the It's Your since the start of the second rental office, was given $200 Egypt on charges that he sanc­ semester, according to back, and was arrested by eight tioned the 1981 assassination of Buescher. to 10 agents as he left the President Anwar Sadat. Birthday! But spending the time re­ office, Galasso said. The cleric commands a fol­ quired to prepare for the com­ lowing in Egypt that analysts petition did not interfere with her other studies, Burnett said. "lt was a lot of preparation, ~----­ but the extra work didn't really Chinese - American get in the way. Coming back Restaurant & early helped us put all our en­ Cocktail Lounge SUMMER SCHOOL ergy into writing the brief," she ~uthentic Szechuan, said. .. 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"" 1"1"'" '1flfHHIIIm/rllf{/intlllfit•r fllltrm IIJ,,IJ/ftllr11t ®TOYOTA '" rmpltJ\'1111'111 mu/ rJtlmt.Hitm• Business Friday, March 5, 1993 page 5 BUSINESS BRIEFS FCC to enforce Children's TV Act Stud~: Florida medical care the most expensive WASHINGTON (AP)- Federal programming necessary in the cartoon show was educational •MIA I- Miami and Fort Lauderdale topped a survey of the regulators are seeking com­ long term to adequately serve because the heroes "fight most expensive areas in the country for elderly people to fall ill, ment on whether local televi­ the educational and informa­ against an evil that has the ca­ and doctors here say that's because their patients are older, sion stations are complying tional needs of children." pabilities of mass destruction of sicker and too quick to sue Researchers at the Urban Institute in with the law when they claim "There's no doubt that society," showing "social con­ Washington reported that the metropolitan areas with the that cartoon shows like "The Congress and the activist sciousness and responsibility." highest Medicare payments to doctors are Miami ($1,874 per Jetsons" and "GI Joe" are ed­ groups are very interested in The FCC said it reviewed patient) and Fort Lauderdale ($1,636.) The cheapest was San ucational for kids. seeing this law enforced," act­ more than 320 television li­ Francisco ($872). The researchers weren't sure why the The Federal Communications ing FCC Chairman James Quello cense renewal applications to variations exist and said they found no differences in people's Commission is wrestling with was quoted by The New York see how the broadcasters were overall health that could explain their findings. But South rules it established two years Times in today's editions. "If I conforming with the law. Florida doctors said they serve more of the oldest, sickest ago to enforce the Children's were a broadcaster, to be on the The commission said the sta­ patients because so many retirees settle there. Florida has about Television Act, which requires safe side I'd have a show that tions showed an effort to meet 2.5 million retirees 65 or older. broadcasters applying for li­ was specifically meant to be the terms of the law but that cense renewals to demonstrate educationaL" few new programs were Economists oredicting beHer times how they have served children's Rather than creating shows to "directed expressly at children's •WASHINGT6N- Orders to U.S. factories declined 1.3 educational needs. fit the law's requirements. needs." percent in January, the largest drop since August, the Activists who lobbied for the stations too often redefine exist­ The law was enacted to get government said today. Much of the decline came in aircraft. law have complained that stan­ ing programs as educational, television's help in improving The Commerce Department said new orders decreased to a dards are too low. The House said Kathryn Montgomery of children's reading and math seasonally adjusted $255 billion. However, the drop followed a subcommittee that oversees the Center for Media Education. skills and assist their under­ 6.1 percent increase in December, the largest in a year and a television issues will delve into The advocacy group surveyed standing of important events. half. A rising backlog is a sign that the current factory work the matter at a public hearing 58 stations in various market It also put time limits on force is having trouble keeping up with the flow of orders and next week. sizes late last year to see what commercials during kids' the companies may have to add to their payrolls. Economists are Meanwhile, the FCC says programs they were telling the shows. The FCC said that part expecting manufacturing to be one of the economy's bright spots there has been no significant FCC fit the law's requirements. of the law was quite specific this year. With low interest rates, home s~les should be ~trong increase in children's pro­ One broadcaster, according to and compliance rates have been and that should help stimulate sales of appliances and furmture. gramming since the rules came the survey, said the "GI Joe" high. out and broadcasters "may Further signs that the economy is picking up. remain uncertain as to the •WASHINGTON- A major real estate financing group scope of their obligations." predicts that mortgage delinquencies. which dipped to an 18- The commission announced Democrats continue year low late last year, will continue to shrink this year as the Tuesday it would accept com­ economy grows and interest rates fall. According to a survey ment until April 23 on "how we released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association of might better guide broadcast­ to debate deficit­ America. the delinquency rate fell dramatically to 4.24 percent ers." during the October-December quarter. Herbert Tasker, the Critics have complained that association president, said the improvement means "clearly the the educational programming economy is picking up; the employment situation is improving; section of the law is so vague reduction plan there's been a small gain in personal incomes." At the same that broadcasters could claim time. mortgage rates have fallen to a 20-year low, prompting a WASHINGTON (AP)- Con· of coverage for the long-term virtually any programming is servative House Democrats say new mortgage refinancings to lower monthly payments. Lower educational. unemployed on a 66-33 vote~ they will help >pu!)h President The hectic day began with interest rates have reduced other debt payments. Activists concerned about the Clinton's deficit~reduction plan quality of children's TV pro­ White House budget chief Leon through Congress, but they still Panetta spending more than an Administration plans for new tax revenue gramming have complained want to find tens of billions of hour with House Democrats. •WASHINGTON- The Clinton Administration plans to use new that broadcasters are making a dollars in additional spending hoping to nail down support for gasoline and cigarette taxes to financ~ federal p_r~gra~s. joke of the law by claiming Transportation Secretary Federico Pena sa1d the admmiStratwn cuts. Clinton's package. shows like "The Jetsons" edu­ About 60 conservative and wants to use the entire 14.1-cent-per-gallon federal gasoline ta:x cate kids about the 21st cen­ for highway construction, including the 2.5 cents now designated .·.fuoderate iJefu.oc.rats told When that closed-door ses­ tury. !louse Speaker Thomas Foley, sion ended, Panetta and law­ for deficit reduction. He didn't say how that $2.6 billion switch The FCC asked commenters D· Wash., that they want to makers said they agreed that beginning in 1995 might affect the deficit. Three Democratic to say how the rules and poli­ lawmakers said they were introducing a bill to raise the 24-cent heed the pUblic thirst for the administration would cies being used by the commis­ deeper reductions than the examine suggested additional federal tax on cigarettes to $1 a pack and use the money for sion to enforce the law should $247 billion Clinton has pro* cuts - if the proposals could health care. be changed to "more clearly . posed over four years~ get through Congress . identify the levels and types of "We don't want to slow down At the private meeting the whole package," said Rep. Wednesday evening, they told Tim Penny, D-Minn. "The pub­ China disputes Christopher's MFN Foley they also want to exceed lic will not he impressed if we BEIJING (AP) - The United side," he said at a weekly Li accused the United States the several billion dollars in bog down." States should not put conditions briefing. of trying to interfere in China's f\lts congressi(}l\~Ieaders plan on trade privileges for Beijing, The trade status, which must internal affairs and said t() i.Uid to Clintonts package, in But following the meeting. China said today, responding to be renewed annually, grants Christopher made part by cutting Me'dicare and conservative and moderate indications the Clinton adminis­ Chinese goods the lowest pos­ "irresponsible comments" that income-support programs. Democrats headed by Penny, tration will link human rights to sible tariffs. The United States violated the norms governing ''I think there's a consensus McCurdy and Rep. Charles most-favored nation status. grants the status to most of its international relations. for significant cuts beyond Stenholm of Texas, agreed to a Secretary of State Warren trade partners. He repeated China's position Glinton's proposal," Rep. Dav~ list of additional spending cuts Christopher said Sunday the that the Chinese people enjoy .. M9(}U~dy. n~Q~ll'li•· .said aft~l( they would like to see added to Clinton administration expects Congressional critics of China fundamental rights and free­ tht) meeting. ~1'h(jre is a large Clinton's plan. China to improve its human have tried for the past two dom, and that views on human ril.lmber of us who are ready to Their proposal would total rights record if the United years to attach human rights rights can differ from country do this." $10 billion in additional cuts States is to renew the favorable conditions to its renewal but to country. While Democrats debated for fiscal 1994, which starts trade conditions for Beijing. were overruled by former Pres­ Clinton's spen~ing cuts, th~ Oct. 1, and $100 billion in Foreign Ministry spokesman ident Bush. The spokesman also took f11)n partisan. ~ongre ssi?~al reductions over five years. It Li Jianying said. "To attach any Christopher said Clinton, who Clinton to task for calling the •.. U~dget Offi~;e e~iiqated that. as · included $.25 •billion in savings conditions to the MFN status criticized Bush's China policy · island of Taiwan "a country" in i~ stands •. •Clinton's program in Medicare, in part by limiting will damage the normal eco­ during the campaign, favors a speech at the American Uni­ would leave budget deficits a benefits for Well-to;do people, nomic and trade relations be­ conditional renewal. versity last Friday. total of $23 billion higher than and $23 billion by reducing tween China and the U.S. and He said the United States con­ China considers the island a he claimed between 1994 and federal income-support also the entire bilateral rela­ siders China's human rights Chinese province that has been 1998. programs. tionship. record poor. its treatment of temporarily separated from the Lawmakers ~~:rnceded that "Therefore. it is unwise and Tibet improper and some of its mainland by Beijing's rival ~4fe budget office's ·preliminary Sabo has said he wants to unacceptable to the Chinese trade policies abusive. government in Taipei. analysis meant they may have add $3 billion to $4 billion to to find additional spending cuts Clinton's cuts for 1994. His or tax increases just to meet committee's Democratic Bituminous Coal strike temporarily ended the deficit-reduction goals the members have started writing HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP)­ of the nation's largest coal pro­ Co. subsidiaries on Feb. 2, the president announced. a budget that Sabo said the Union and company officials ducers. day after the contract with the panel will . vote next welcomed an end to a month­ "By God, we won the battle. coal operators group expired. i

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 'Tis the SEAson to conserve Dear Editor: will win glory, fame, honor, and such things as turning off the some sort of prize from SEA lwe lights and TV when you leave Few people, if any, doubt that haven't figured out what yet, your room, turning off the study a global environmental crisis is but we'll take suggestions). lounge and bathroom lights upon us and that the time to The winner will be deter­ when no one is there, and correct the problems of our mined by comparing the turning down your thermostat planet is here. The debate amount of kilowatt hours of and wearing a sweatshirt. And about what to do to correct the electricity used this March to hassle your friends and problems of pollution, defor­ the amount used last March. neighbors to do the same. estation, increasing population The dorm with the largest per­ Ultimately, the solution to our and others is now one of scale. centage decrease in electricity global environmental crisis will Research efforts do not Will we be able to strike a bal­ usage will win, so that small not be new world regulations, ance between an adequate dorms have no advantages over but a change for the better in standard of living and the large dorms. The campus - the way that people think about de-emphasize Catholicism health of the global ecosystem? wide results will be published in the world and their place in it. Dear Editor: must have a viable research In the middle of the national · April, so you can compare enterprise in which they can and international political and yourself to your least favorite George Smith I am writing in response to participate. This means a scientific debate on environ­ neighbor. Co-president of SEA Professor Charles Rice's strong graduate program and mental policy, the individual Please do your part by doing March 1, 1993 Editorial in the March 1 in most cases federal funding. often feels powerless to con­ Observer decrying tuition in­ Unfortunately modern research tribute to any meaningful creases and faculty research. is expensive, as is modern change. But the environmental My first point is a simple eco­ education, both in terms of slogan "think globally, act lo­ nomic one. If we are to reduce human effort and material cally" reminds us that it doesn't tuition increases and at the resources. have to be that way. same time turn away from re­ The idea that emphasizing Global warming, although not search grants, where will the research de-emphasizes in the front of everyone's mind money come from? It seems Catholicism misses the point. If this white February, is poten­ only responsible when suggest­ all we were doing here was tially the most devastating re­ ing reductions in two major teaching theology and turning sult of our species' lack of con­ revenue sources, to suggest an out well rounded individuals, cern for our environment. If the alternative. the idea might be reasonable. average temperature of the Second, and more im­ Presumably we are also earth increases only slightly, portantly, as a scientist I take preparing people for careers. drastic changes in local eli­ serious issue with the notion For our students whose futures mates leading to droughts, that "research is only lie in the area science and famines, more refugees, and marginally related to educa­ technology, it behooves us to war will be the result. But what tion." In some disciplines this give them some exposure to can the average person do may be true, but in molecular research, and faculty members about global warming? One biology, and in other areas of who are directly involved in the thing among many that we can science and engineering, the advance of knowledge. If they do at the local level is to try to pace of discovery is such that leave here equipped with these decrease our consumption of people not involved in research powerful tools of discovery, as fossil fuels. major contributors can very rapidly find them­ well as a human and Catholic to global warming, by saving selves left behind, unaware of context in which to apply them, electricity. and unable to teach current ad­ we will have achieved some vances. margin of success. To encourage students on Moreover, if undergraduates campus to save electricity, ND are to have any opportunity to Mike Mossing Students for Environmental engage in research themselves. Assistant Professor Action (SEA) is sponsoring an something that is crucial to Department of Biological energy competition between the making an informed decision Sciences dorms. The dorm that saves the about a career in science, we Mar. 3,1993 most electricity during March DOONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Friday, March 5, 1993 Viewpoint page? Taxes mean more government The following story is based but it does rhyme," said Mark his debt. A month later he came on several fascinating news ar­ 1\vain. The history of the bud­ back begging for more money. ticles from the British financial get deficit is no exception. A When she asked him what he weekly the Economist: The study by Ohio University needed it for, he responded, President, faced with spiraling economists Lowell Gallaway "Why, to pay off the Porsche federal deficits, meets with and Richard Vedder shows that you helped me buy last month." Congressional leaders to forge a between 194 7 and 1983 every The moral of the story, of substantial deficit reduction tax increase of $1.00 has been course, is that a profligate will package. When the plan is followed by a spending increase always be in financial trouble, complete. the President unveils of $1.58. Even during the sup- no matter how much money he it in a dramatic nationally tele­ is given. Like the young man in vised speech. The plan's three the story, our government's debt major themes are (1) "trimming Rick Acker problems will not be solved by the budget deficit by $40 In My Opinion giving it more money. Instead, billion" during the next fiscal we need to make real changes year, (2) cutting the deficit by in our government's spending "$500 billion over the next five posedly low tax eighties, gov­ habits. years - without any gimmicks" ernment income increased Bill Clinton should stop wast­ and (3) including "growth­ sharply, rising 43.3% between ing valuable time and political promoting tax measures and 1981 and 1987 alone, according capital on raising taxes. In­ budget process reform." to Treasury Department stead, he should promote two Many key Congressional statistics. History and eco­ structural changes in the Democrats line up in support of nomics clearly show that the spending process: a balanced the plan, but Republicans federal government does not budget amendment and a line strongly oppose it. Federal Re­ need more money, just more item veto. serve Chairman Alan self-restraint. Balanced budget amendments Greenspan comes out in favor Bill Clinton, unfortunately, is can be found in many state of the plan during Congres­ neither an historian nor an constitutions. They require the sional hearings. Critics, how­ economist. True, he has pro­ government to balance its ever, argue that the plan will posed some spending cuts, but budgets over one or more cause a recession, will not seri­ even he admits that the heart of years. If the budget becomes ously reduce the deficit, and re­ his deficit reduction/economic unbalanced, the courts will lies too heavily on tax increases growth plan is sharp tax remedy matters, generally by long and contain tens of thou­ ests. Giving him the ability to instead of spending cuts. The increase. ordering cuts in government sands of unrelated "line items," veto specific spending items plan goes through Congress The problem which Clinton spending. These rules can be many of which are pure pork without vetoing the entire bud­ without significant changes. does not see is that giving the unpleasant, but they work. A barrel. get bill would be a major step These news articles are so government more money will balanced budget amendment to The President, unlike towards eliminating the pork fascinating because they were not change its spending habits. the federal constitution would Congress, is elected by the en­ from federal spending. all published in 1990. George The following parable illus­ probably not even have to be tire nation. As a result, he is In short, money is to the fed­ Bush proposed this bold deficit trates this point well: There was used more than once or twice. less vulnerable to parochial in­ eral government as whiskey is reduction plan and it has been a young man who bought a Court imposed cuts would terests than Congressional to a drunk. We can either try to in effect for over two years now. luxury condominium which he doubtless be more painful than lawmakers and has a greater dry out the drunk or, as Bill As we all know, Bush's could not afford. His mortgage self-imposed ones, so the incentive to serve the whole Clinton suggests, buy him a Clintonesque plan was a disas­ payments ate up his savings government would avoid de­ country. The President is thus in bigger bottle. ter for America: We got the tax and drove him to the edge of ficits once it realized it had to. the best position to determine Rick Acker is a 1992 graduate increases and the recession, but bankruptcy. His wealthy A line item veto would also be which budget items serve the of the Notre Dame Law School the deficit actually grew. grandmother took pity on him a useful tool. Budget bills are national interest and which and is currently doing research "History may not repeat itself, and gave him $20,000 to pay off always several thousand pages serve purely provincial inter- there.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR City dwellers should thank, not ridicule, suburbanites Dear Editor: rally around a cause? Anyone, communities instead of point in the history of the spoil your image of us, but On the 23rd of February, John who believes such should someone else's. Southern states. I will admit favorite music can be anything Con norton's piece about New definitely stay out of politics, Now, in an attempt to seem that this flag has unfortunately from Andrew Lloyd Webber or York City was published for the business, or any matter unbiased, John blamed his been used by several racial­ Nirvana or the Grateful Dead or campus to consider (The involving the human psyche. friends for using a string of hatred groups who have Jesus Jones to Tchaikovsky. If Observer). It struck me as America's metropolitan cities supposed insults which are tarnished the honor of the flag. you don't believe that, I invite rather odd that a person who have always relied on people most likely to be John's own Through their use of the flag -you to see my compact disc supposedly loves his city so living outside its confines for views. I would like to address and idiotic ideas of racism, they collection. much could find an enormous existence. So, instead of each of these in an attempt to have taken away a symbol of "Deliverance-loving." amount to complain about; and suburban and country enlighten him. pride for the southern people. Personally, the guy with no at the same time, viciously lash communities investing their "Skoal-dipping", a practice Indeed, a few bad apples can teeth is disgusting, and I won't out at those of us in the resources into their own enjoyed by a small majority of spoil the whole bunch. even comment on the other majority who have paid for, and regional development, they individuals from all walks of "Gun rack-toting." This is part. Again, to destroy another continue to pay for through have instead been asked to life, including Troy Aikman of perhaps the most confusing myth John has: Yes, we have federal subsidies, New York support large cities who the Dallas Cowboys. Its not the statement to which some indoor plumbing, paved roads, City's upkeep. consistently ask for more each most graceful habit in the enlightenment is needed. electricity, and public health I guess that in many ways, I year in the name of their own world, but then polluting Actually, people tote guns but care and have had them only a represent the people at whom progress. Doesn't it seem everyone's lungs with tobacco gun racks are not toted. slightly shorter time than in the John was lashing out. I've never obvious that at some point in smoke isn't either. Instead, they are mounted in cities. We probably would have been to New York, although I've America's history, these "Rebel flag-waving." There the home or in an automobile had them sooner if we weren't visited many relatives who live communities would look at this were four Confederate State as a safe place to store guns providing money to large cities just north of the city; but at the one-sided relationship and flags, although the one John between use. "Toting a gun­ to get them first. Maybe John same time I've heard a lot realize that the only beneficiary implies is probably the "Stars rack" would entail the same should visit some of these about it. In many respects, I is the city ancl its own and Bars" or "Battle Flag." aspect of carrying a gym locker places before he draws ill­ assume that New York is a lot population? Believe it or not, most across campus to take your founded conclusions on old like other metropolitan areas It's not that we have a Southerners are very proud of workout clothes to the Rock. Hollywood made movies. I've visited; Chicago, Los "callous disregard" for the large their region and like to use the "Mississippi River Pirates­ "Hillbillies." I don't think that Angeles, Atlanta, and Houston, cities, we would just like to idea of "The South" and "The listening." Well, not all of us like Jethro, Ellie May, Jed, or but just with a few different invest our money in our own Confederacy" as a common that kind of music. Sorry to Grannie Clampett serve as landmarks and a different country or suburban role accent. If that is the case, then I models, enough said. can say from personal In conclusion, I guess I can experience that its just another just stay in my suburban big town; however, if the America. It's nice, quiet and residents act like John, then I without all the problems of the must say that I won't be largest cities. As far as helping impressed. pay for all of N.Y.C. and its In the article, John talked problems, forget it! I have a about the "callous disregard hard enough time paying for my from suburban and country own community to grow dwellers toward the without giving a free hand-out metropolitan areas." Maybe he to those that can pay for failed to consider that this themselves! In addition, using "callous disregard" may have childish insults to prove a point its basis in the attitude that is a losing battle. All it can do is John displays. How can anyone show your disregard for realistically believe that by different cultures, and even attacking people with insults show your own ignorance. and a holier-than-thou attitude will cause remorse in the David Williams readers and motivate them to Graduate Student Feb.23,1993 ------~------lanes,tra

MARCH 5-14 Spring break: The best tim spring break By KENYA JOHNSON students will head east for Assistant Accent Editor Washington D.C. semi conference. While some students are basking The group, of about 20 in the sun or riding the waves this will meet with prominent fi thin spring break, others will be such as Congressman dedicating service to those in need Roemer and attend events like and receiving valuable lessons in U.S. Catholic Conference. NIGHT LIFE return. listed on the itinerary are tours Along with the ever popular the White House and the Capi Beacon Bowl Appalachia project, students had Building. Bridget's the opportunity to partake in three "Basically we will be studying Commons other service seminars this spring issue of poverty and democracy Corby's break: a Cultural Diversity America," said Jessica Ovel junior Notre Dame stud Club 23 Seminar, Migrant Experiences and a Washington D.C. Seminar. Each participating in the project. Gipper's Lounge will offer a new experiential best part will be actu Jolly's Comedy Club learning opportunity, according to interacting with government Linebacker Jay Brandenberger, Justice and ficials and hearing their opini Madison Oyster Bar Peace Education coordinator of the on the issue." Midnight Sun Dance Club Center for Social Concerns (CSC). The group hopes to study t Midway Tavern "It's important to realize that problem of poverty, what's Senior Bar these are not just service projects," rently being done to alleviate said Brandenberger. "Each of these problem and what long-ter MUSEUMS seminars are equivalent to one­ solutions are possible. credit theology courses. The "I've participated in Appala Classic and Antique Auto Museums students are learning from these last year, bii't this year I wanted Copshaholm House Museum and Leighton experiences, and hopefully keeping experience something m Gallery their lessons with them throughout informational," she explaine Curious Kids Museum their lifetime." Although there is one day of 1839 Courthouse Museum Appalachia is probably the most vice work scheduled in a d Elkhart County Historical Society Museum well known school break project town soup kitchen. Fulton County Museum and Round Barn among Notre Dame and Saint Deborah Sheedy, a Saint M Museum Mary's students. This year 100 sophomore, revealed the sa Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum students attended the fall break sentiments as Ovel. Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum Appalachia trip and 91 are "I went on an urban plunge, participating in the one during this will be a different experience The Maritime Museum spring break. said Sheedy. "I'm really exci National New York Central Railroad Museum Rob Browne is this year's co­ but I don't have big expecta Old Lighthouse Museum chair for the Appalachia program, I'm ready for anything." Studebaker National Museum along with Megan Swiderski. The best aspect Sheedy saw Browne participated in his junior the project was the fact that PARKS AND NATURE CENTERS year and has been involved ever schedules were left open for since. students on personal exploration Bendix Woods Nature Center Browne agrees with Branden­ of Washington D.C. Fernwood Botanic Garden berger's claim that the trip is more "I made an appointment with Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore of a learning experience than congressmen and I know o Love Creek County Park anything else. people set up interviews with Potato Creek State Park "It's not only about working on government officials," Potawatomi Zoo people's houses," he said. "The explained. Rum Village Nature Center whole experience really makes you Back in the Midwest, a group Woodlawn Nature Center realize what is outside the realms students will be traveling t of Notre Dame." Chicago to attend the Cultura There are seven different sites Diversity seminar. The trip is located in three southern states: "unique opportunity to explore the Kentucky, Tennessee and West strengths of our diversity as Virginia. people and nation," said Bran­ boll s picks While Browne's team is helping denberger. out down south, another group of Students will visit places such as

1. Falling Down (Forum, Scottsdale) 2. Groundhog Day (Town and Country) nHow wou 3. Homeward Bound (Scottsdale) you 4. The Crying Game (Univ. Park East) 5. Sommersby (Univ. Park West) 6. Aladdin (Univ. Park West) 7. Untamed Heart (Univ. Park East) 'My dream spring 8. Scent of a Woman (Univ. Park West) 9. Army of Darkness (Forum) break would be a week 10. A Few Good Men (Univ. Park East) i in Memphis, Tennessee visiting Graceland; Home of Thomas Mueller the King.' Anne Delaney Notre Dame senior Saint Mary's sophomore ~ ~- - ~- -~ ~------~~ ---~--~----~--~------

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Students celebrate the sPRING BREAK ouEsTIONNAIRE Do you plan to travel for Spring Break? Board of Trade, Dusable seum of African American ory, Puerto Rican Cultural spring in many places and BucktownM'icker Park unity. They will also take If so, what is your destination? of the Mexican Murals and inner-city neighborhoods DOther --~· .California and many ways Caribbean __ Mexico partake iii a variety of dis­ II II ranging from women's Ocolorado DFiorida By BEVIN KOVALIK uo::ao::;uo•"' to the role of arts in With whom? .Home change. Accent Writer x Montoya, a Notre Dame .Oth ~ OFamily pring fever has just been declared a i""'"~"'• said he's looking for­ • Ra:~om people • • Roommates to the trip. campus-wide epidemic! Not to worry, to see what's going on in because students are finding their own S cure for this sudden mid-semester attack If no, why aren't you going to travel? se different communities ," Montoya said. Montoya of wanderlust by packing their bags and planning d the trip as a cultural a medley of excursions for spring break 1993. ~::h:: want to a ~:~~:g For some students the symptoms include an .Work .Not enough money extreme desire to head for the beach and warm 0 temperatures. "My goal for the week is to just get How much do you plan to spend (incl. trans)? a tan," said Badin Hall junior Stefanie Thelian, who will fly down to Cancun, Mexico to meet her IIAverage=$522 friends. As an alternative to the beach, the snow­ What accomodations you have planned? capped mountains of the west seem to beckon skiers and snow bunnies. Having become so .Other ~; .Friends I can only hope that we can Ocamping 0Hotel e together with the same accustomed to the blizzard conditions of South ction for the situations," he Bend, several students have opted to spend their IICondo IIFamily vacation on the slopes. Morrissey Hall sophomore What do you plan to do? e group of students will be Chad Sutcliffe and his friends will travel to Park City, Utah for some skiing. "We went to Florida .Other Oorink ~ Oski the routine trip to Florida, 0 Meet people IISightsee ~ . eir tasks will not be the last year, so this will be something different," he Ill Go to beach said. IISleep IIScam denberger explained that Returning home for spring break may prove to hat means of transportation are you using . be an exotic vacation in itself as people who live '""'""'" will spend two days Oother in warm climates look forward to journeying Dear in the fields doing hands­ .Bus work, two days learning about home with their friends. Howard Hall freshman Ill Plane IITrain government agencies and one Kristi Broderick, resides in Kailua~ Hawaii, and ~ at the beach "reflecting on will spend the upcoming week with her friends in What are the most important things to take experience." her own tropical paradise. after money and credit cards? e Niemann is the person Saint Mary's Freshman Krista Masnica is Qcamera hind this idea. "This was my originally from California, but she opted to .Other D Bathing suit vacation in Florida instead. "I am just looking Osunscreen lllo e IIsunglasses mer service project last year I just loved it," Niemann forward to getting out of here," she said. "My IIcondoms Ill Portable CD "I really wanted others friend and I decided to test the warm sunshine in experience it so I brough the at the opposite end of the country in Florida." Observer graphic to the esc." With the intention of relaxing and catching up atmosphere. Together with Brandenberger on sleep and studying, some students choose to Spontaneous road tripping can also remedy d Notre Dame junior Craig remain on campus during the vacation. "I live in those suffering from spring fever. Just get in the Niemann developed the California and it is too far and expensive to fly car and drive until you run out of gas or until you home," said Todd Rho'dess, Flanner Hall meet some interesting individuals. "It depends on 's a whole different side of freshman. my mood," explained Lyons Hall freshman Keya eric a to be experienced," Although places with sandy beaches or snow Chongasing. "I might just pick up and go ...,u"•uu said. "It's learning about covered mountains remain popular destinations, somewhere like Chicago or Atlanta." through real people, not many simply return home to visit with their The opportunities are endless. Spring break or books. It's just a really families and friends. Others distract their friends provides students with a respite from their place." at various universities around the country in studies and allows them to catch some rays, And so are all the others. hopes of experiencing a different social frostbite, or just take it easy.

ea Spring Break •?'' 'Definitely hanging out ld hitchhike cross in a beautiful condo 'I'd head down to -·- with the option near Disneyworld and south Florida to watch ever returning and the beach with all my the Braves get ready accepting rides friends, drinking beer to win the 1993 World distributors of and playing quarters. Series.t liquor.' P.l. Aquino Hey,tbat's what I am Notre Dame senior doing~~ Page 10 Friday, March 5, 1993 There is no literary hero as great as Jesus

Next to Jesus Christ, of worshipped Jesus after nape caught in his bill/He holds course. I love the Roman witnessing !lis resurrection, has her helpless breast upon his Catholic Church most; and if the Father Robert Griffin become. If the Church is not His breast./How can those terrified Church is the sacrament of His showcase, it would be in vague fingers push/The presence in the world, it could mankind's way as a stumbling­ feathered glory from her be hard to say where the love of block; but as His mystical body, loosening thighs?/... " Christ leaves off. and love for Bellers Ia a bone-(y 9od it's the gateway to life. the Chureh begins. Christ is the Lord of the As a result of the union, Church, rich in grace and spiri­ Leda gave birth to llelen, who Sornetinws. as a Catholic in could Imagme, trom the dm 111 tual insight. The dissenting caused the destruction of Troy love with his Chun~h. I feel like your ears, that you were In the old Church, on a clear churches may be stiff-becked in by her elopement with Paris, a throwback to the dark ages attending a three-ring circus day, you could see forever. refusing to acknowledge the and to Clytemnestra, the other b(~fore Vatican II. when every where the elephants, That's because we believed in Roman Church as their center­ daughter of Leda and the Swan. Catholic worth his salt believed representing the old guard, Jesus, as the bridge over trou­ piece, claiming that the Bible is Agamemnon was murdered in that his Church had the God­ stand inside the tent pissing bled waters. In the brave, new their sole rule of faith. Yet the his bath by his wife, Clytemnes­ given mission to witness to, and out, and the gate-crashers, world, once He's been de­ doctrine of the Trinity, which so tra. defend. the truth which makes wishing to displace the ele­ mythologized, He becomes a many of them profess. is Do you really think Matthew men free, incarnate in Christ on phants, stand outside the tent charismatic teacher, in a class Catholic doctrine which would or Luke had this violent rape in whom the Gospel is centered. pissing in. with Mohammed, Confucius, not be easy to come by in a de­ mind when they wrote of the At Notre Dame, thank God, and Buddha. But which of them nomination starting from tidings brought to Mary? the priests and brothers of Holy As the Faculty Senate debates has said: "I am the Way, the scratch to use the Bible as their World literature has produced Cross, celebrating the feasts the Catholic character of Notre Truth, and the 'Life"? sole source of faith. no hero rivalling the greatness and traditions of the liturgical Dame, I wish they'd tell us if it's of Jesus, and the stage has pro­ year, keep us mindful of the high-church Catholicism, or On CNN, I see the dead bodies Jimmy Swaggart, who duced no tragedy that matches tradition which is the Church's low-church Catholicism, they and scorched earth, and I'm preaches good old-fashioned His passion The Christ of tho raison d'etre. wish us to serve as a think­ tempted to think, "There is no Holy Ghost revival, uses Creeds and the Gospels is thn tank. God." Then, attending Mass, I interesting metaphors, like "the Saviour whom the Church wor· If it weren't for the witness The Catholic Church has al­ look at the crucifix, and am high Sheriff of heaven," to ships as our peace and reconcil·· that the Holy Cross Community ways taken pratfalls in preach­ present at the sacramental describe the Paraclete, because iation with the Father. Unless gives, we might completely lose ing truth and delivering grace reenactment of Calvary. he lacks the theology needed to He is expendable, the Church sight of the fact that the to the Human Element; ·and for preach the Trinity. In which should be His servant campus we are standing on is its pratfalls, it needs From this, I am able to under­ understanding the Holy Spirit cannot be expendable either. So holy ground sanctified for us by forgiveness. stand, on days when my faith is as a member of the Godhead, why the cheap shots from the generations of larger-than­ strong, a fact of Christian life Swaggart is in the Church's Christians who should know life Catholics. now asleep in the Now, at every turn, you can which lights up the sky: "He's debt, but he's too ignorant to better? Lord, whose blood is on the hear the Human Element on intimate terms with death know it. bricks. Notre Dame continues to saying, "We are the Church," and dying. As the Man of Comparative religion tries to Maybe as the Human have a silent majority of heroes and as church members, Sorrows, He's been there and reduce the birth of Jesus to the Element, we should decrease. and heroines whose service to they've turned the Church back as the victim." Maybe the level of a Greek myth, like Leda and He should increase. The God and mankind makes the inside out, as tbey try to drag it, same is true of Mohammed, and the Swan. Yeats, using this Church, trying to catch up with place a moral miracle. kicking and screaming, into the Confucius, and Buddha, but I myth in a poem, saw Zeus's visit our politically correct agendas. brave, new world, where every don't know how. to Leda "as an annunciation." doubtlessly has pratfalls in Still, once you start listening claim the Church makes to I'm not a scholar, so it's no big "A sudden blow: the great store. Why should we be the strident minority who politi­ mystery, mysticism, and magic deal if I say that I believe that wings beating still/Above the Catholics anyway. if we're cizes this campus as though it is regarded by the Human the Church today is what the staggering girl. her thighs convinced that the brave, ne\\ were a political convention, you Element as a pratfall for which community of believers, who caressed/By the dark webs, her world has all the answers? Who Me? Yes, Joseph Mendoza's Guitars I'm FINALLY 21! Patrick Russo, Townhouses 1 & 2 Bedrooms Banjos • Mandolins you're 21 years furnished Studios Accessories• Repairs Pool & Volleyball Laundry Facility 241 U.S. 33 N. old today. Now Accepting t'JD Shuttle Service Applications 1 mile North of City Bus Line Saint Mary's Happy 2/10 of a mile from campus Affordable Student Housing 272-7510 Birthday Son I Love You, Mom Spring Break Loan

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They have next year to Georgia Tech and Maryland in starters with double-figure news is that shown in recent weeks if they think about. the first month of the season scoring averages, led by for­ things can't hope to beat the Cardinals. "We're not just going through dimmed some of the big pre- ward Dwayne Morton with 16.6 get any worse "A lot of people on this team the motions," Irish coach John season expectations. and guard Greg Minor at 14.2. for the Notre need to reevaluate their heart," MacLeod said. "We trying to But their schedule eased Dame men's senior Monty Williams said build for next season." when the Metro Conference CRUM COUNT: Louisville basketball after the loss to Valparaiso. "I Freshman guard Ryan Hoover season began, and the Cardi­ coach Denny Crum won his team. They don't see effort by everybody. agrees with MacLeod's nals rolled to their lOth straight SOOth career game on January hit rock Denny Crum This is getting pathetic." assessment. And he's optimistic Metro title, winning 10 of 11 7 as Louisville defeated South bottom in There isn't much time to re- about the future. conference games. Florida 98-75. It was the eighth Wednesday night's 14-point loss verse the trend. And not many "We're working for next They are currently ranked game of Crum's 22 season as a to Valparaiso. reasons to try. year," Hoover said. "We'll be 22nd in the Associated Press head coach. Only UNLV's Jerry Sunday's season-finale at Losers of their last six in a back." poll. Tarkanian, who won 500 in the Louisville gives them one last row and 10 of their last 11, the Louisville is already there. Clifford Rozier, a transfer 28th game of his 20th season, opportunity to make something Irish could be excused for just The Cardinals began the sea- from North Carolina, is has reached the milestone going through the motions, son in the top 15 and were as Louisville's main threat, scoring faster. Mavs name Buckner coach, sign Jackson SPORTS BRIEFS DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas icks are 4-50 and are challeng­ erywhere," opened a back door, home in Columbus, Ohio late RecSports women's safety Mavericks took two major steps ing the NBA's futility record of and in walked a smiling Monday and finalized the deal. and self-defense classes Thursday toward rebuilding, 9-73 set by the 1972-73 Jackson, holding up a Maver­ Hours earlier, Sonju had been are beginning March 16 from 5-6:10 p.m. at Rockne signing top draft pick Jim Jack­ Philadelphia 76ers. icks jersey with his name on the in St. Louis polishing off nego­ Memorial. Call 631-6100 for son to a six-year contract and Jackson's first-year salary of back and number 24. tiations with Buckner. He flew more information. hiring former pro Quinn Buck­ $2.6 million - to be paid in full Buckner and Jackson denied late Wednesday on team owner ner as head coach beginning despite the fact he will play only that they came as a package, Donald Carter's private jet to Aikido Club will have next season. 28 games - exceeds the but each stressed the impor­ Dallas from Denver, where he praet~ci} from 6·8 p.m. on Jackson, who had vowed amount given to No. 2 pick tance of the team signing the was preparing for a telecast. Monday and Wednesday from never to play for the Mavericks, Alonzo Mourning of Charlotte other as part of the Mavericks' Buckner, 38, a college stand­ 2-4 p.m. on Friday in 219 will start at shooting guard Fri­ and No. 3 choice Christian commitment to winning. out at Indiana before a 10-year Rockne. Beginners are day against Houston, said in­ Laettner of Minnesota. "We pretty much knew that NBA career, is an analyst for welcome. terim coach Gar Heard, who To make room for Jackson, the Quinn might take the job," NBC and a commentator for will remain in charge the rest of Mavericks placed forward Brian Jackson said. "Quinn's only Minnesota Timberwolves this season. Howard on the injured list with comment was that he'd rather games. He will become the Sailing Club meeting Tues. ''I'm sorry it a strained left calf. have me here, but that is a de­ fourth. Mavericks coach in the March16 at 7:00p.m. in the FarleyHall Basement.All cision I have to make for my­ team's 13-year history. took so long, The announcement of Jack­ welcome to attend, no but I'm looking son's signing was a surprise self." He was first approached by experience necessary. For forward to the because negotiations were Negotiations between Jack­ the Mavericks last summer, more info call Tucker future," said thought to have broken off last son's agent Mark Termini and then contacted again following Snedeker at 634-1765. Jackson, who Thursday when the trading the team began to progress late the Jan. 13 firing of Richie team doctors { deadline passed. last Thursday, about three Adubato. said is in Jim Jackson "No one could know (we were hours before the trading dead­ The team's interest in Buckner sensational still talking)." said Mavericks line. Jackson had said if he can be traced to his friendship Conserve condition. general manager Norm Sonju. were not dealt by then he would with Rick Sund, Dallas' vice Jackson, a high-scoring "My secretary didn't even know re-enter the draft. president of basketball op­ playmaker from Ohio State, has what was going on." Late that evening, the team erations. The two have known Energy: a guaranteed deal worth about The secret was revealed about budged from its standing offer each other since both were in $20 million over six years, in­ 15 minutes into a news confer­ of $10.8 million for four years the Milwaukee Bucks' organi­ cluding a $1 million signing ence at Reunion Arena an­ and, for the first time, offered a zation in the 1970s. turn out bonus he already has received, nouncing the signing of Buckner six-year deal, as given to play­ sources told The Associated to a five-year deal. ers drafted around him, sources Buckner said his wife, Press. Buckner, who has never said. Rhonda, has told him for the ft is the largest deal ever for a coached before, was fielding Details were ironed out over last five years he should coach, your rookie guard and the most ever questions about the team's at­ the next two days and Jackson but he has been reluctant, in­ paid by the team, which is in tempts to sign Jackson when said he agreed to terms Satur­ stead pursuing business inter­ dire need of help. The Maver- Sonju said, "surprises are ev- day. Sonju flew to Jackson's ests. lights

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page 12 The Observer Friday, March 5, 1993 Grace defeats Alumni to claim IH hockey title By TEDS PETERSON minutes, when Alumni's first half, freshman Pat Casey scored nior Ben Cain. kept our confidence up during Sports Writer line, matching up evenly with to up Grace's lead to 2-0 and "I take my hat off to him. We the game." Grace, was fresh enough to establish their momentum in really shelled him with shots on After the game, Kuser had keep things tight. But with only the second frame, as well. goal all night long," stated Nass. nothing but praise for thll When the Grace hockey team two skaters to substitute in Grace's swarming defense took "That game could have ended champion Grace squad. and their fans returned from from the bench, fatigue quickly over from there, as opportuni­ up 10-0." "They definitely had set plays. the championship game versus set in for Alumni. ties for Alumni to get back into "Ben has come up big for us They had breakouts and control Alumni for Sunday night mass, At this point, junior Paul Fer­ the game were few and far be­ all year long, and tonight was at center ice. No other team we the first song was dedicated to guson jammed in a loose puck tween. no different," explained Kuser. played all year could do the the team. off a rebound to put Grace on "They played great team de­ "I think that this was his best things they were doing. Grace It was "Amazing Grace." top 1-0. Falling behind against fense on everybody. Offensive game." was just a superior team." Amazing, indeed. a team with Grace's depth tactics that worked for us all The game had all the intensity Comments like this will prob­ (;race (8-0) capped off an usually spells trouble, and this season long weren't successful and fan support of a varsity ably not be uncommon in the "amazing," undefeated season situation was no different. against them at all," explained football game, as members of future, as only three members with an "amazing," near-perfect Late in the first half, Alumni Kuser. both dorms packed the stands of the deep Grace squad gradu­ performance Sunday night, looked to even the score, but Grace used crisp passing to at the JACC ice rink. The ate this year. resulting in a 4-0 victory over Grace goalie Tom Lischke pad their lead late, as Kevin crowd actually played a con­ Alumni (5-1-1). turned away Alumni's Matt Baumert fed Foley on his sec­ crete role in the game, as "We had seven or eight solid The game was a battle be­ Cronin with a wonderful save ond goal and then Dave Kisch Alumni received a two-minute freshmen come in this year," tween the solid, three-line on a breakaway. - named game MVP by captain penalty because some of their stated Nass, who graduates this depth of Grace and the smaller, "Matt's a big source of our of­ Karl Nass for his "hustling and fans, coming from a tailgater May. "These guys are going to expnrienced Alumni squad. As fensive firepower," said Alumni digging in the corners" - cen­ outside, threw hamburgers and be great in the next two or often happens in this league, captain Jim Kuser. "Usually, if tered beautifully to Baumert for hot dogs onto the ice. three years." the deeper team - the one with he's on a breakaway like that, the final goal. "Both dorms had bands come fresher legs in the final minutes it's a goal nine times out of ten. Both captains agreed that the out. It was great to see them Who knows. Perhaps -won out. That save [by Lischke] really score could have been a lot get into the spirit," said Nass. "Amazing Grace" will become a The game was extremely hurt us." worse if not for a great perfor­ "Our team was pumped up be­ fixture at post-game mass for competitive in the first ten Five minutes into the second mance by Alumni's goalie, ju- forehand, but the fans really years to come. Fencers attempt to qualify for the NCAAs Bears, McMichael far apart Observer Staff Report chances to qualify. Claudette DeBruin should qual­ CHICAGO (AP) - Free agent Bears have targeted. ify along with senior Kathleen The Irish fencing teams travel For the epeeists, senior Geoff Vogt. The status of freshman Steve McMichael has asked the "We are protecting ourselves to CleVIlland State this weekend Pechinsky and junior Greg Mindi Kalogera is in doubt due Chicago Bears to triple his in case Steve leaves," Phillips for the NCAA Regional Qualifier. Wozniak will hope to repeat or to illness. salary, but the team isn't rush­ said. The top two teams in each better their performances of ing to sign its top sack artist weapon automatically qualify last weekend, which would The men's foil and epee teams for that price. McMichael's 10 1/2 sacks led for the NCAA Championships in qualify them for NCAAs. Senior are ranked first in the region, In figuring the $1.75 million a the Bears in the season and he Detroit, Mich., on March 26-31. Per Johnsson has been battling so· if they fence to their year saiary request Wednes­ ranked fourth in the league Also to be determined at this illness recently and if healthy capability, both should qualify. day, agent Larry Bales said he among defensive tackles, but meet are the contestants for the should also qualify. The sabre team also will need tacked a 20 percent increase the Bears did not shelter individual portion of the NCAA to fence their best to make onto the average salary of the McMichael from free agency. Championships. Notre Dame is Senior sabreman Bernie Baez NCAAs. top 10 defensive tackles in the expected to qualify a number of was recently diagnosed as NFL. Phillips met in Chicago fencers for the individual having a broken bone )n his The women's team will have events. foot, but will be able to fence as tough competition to make the "His offer surprised me, Wednesday night with quarter­ Leading the way is senior long as he can stand the pain. NCAAs. The women fell to Ohio yeah," said Bears finance offi­ back Jim Harbaugh's agent. foilist Jeff Piper, winner of last Chris Hajnik and Chris Mc­ State during the regular season, cer Ted Phillips. "We did not weekend's Midwestern Inter­ Quade also have chances to but finished ahead of the give a counter offer." Harbaugh, cornerback Le­ collegiate Championship. Stan qualify. Buckeyes last weekend to earn Instead, on the third day of muel Stinson and fullback Brad Brunner, Rian Girard, and the top ranking. free agency, Phillips got on the Muster also are testing the Jordan Maggio also have solid For the women, freshman phone to other free agents the free-agency market.

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After two strong perfor­ "Our team is really strong this year, we are focused and sate for Darby's absence. Cos­ mances in grove will be paired up with the indoor have a lot of potential," LaBarbera said. Ayres, who is taking Darby's season, the place, in number one doubles. Saint Mary's Cosgrove and Ayres played to­ track team is • Head coach Larry Szczechowski leads the Belles gether last year at number two off a good doubles. start in their along with new distance coach Photo courtesy of Saint Mary's Sports Information John Biek. "The team's strong and ev­ outdoor The Saint Mary's softball team is ready to swing into the new season. eryone is moving up", said season. Larry "Biek has been a great.ddi­ Cosgrove. "We didn't Szczechowski tion to our team," said Hrycko and Smiggen will be · iL competing together at number come out on top as a team," Linehan. "A lot of the success Belles s11ar NIJiijr,s·•·••·•••••••• we have had so far has come two doubles. And rounding off said junior co-captain Katie .SOFTBALL the doubles play at number Linehan said of the indoor from him." continued from page '16 ·.······•··(iSCHEDlJLE <•.·.·· three will be Kloepfer and se­ season. "But many personal nior Shannon Me Ginn. bests were accomplished." Senior Cheryl Fortunak AlvemiaCoiCitlrd •. returns as Saint Mary's Ma~~~ R~i~h~ott "We need to stay healthy Despite the lack of outdoor Marcf1 a Anqersq11 Univ.ISLNornertColl. and have a good season," said Sophomore Joann Weed record-holder in 800 meters Ma«;flJQ ~ryvilh~ UtiiV~fttha~ ~ollege ·· and a member of the record­ play, Bogataj feels that the team MarcliJ 1. ·· Potrtt Park College/Loras Colt Nester. broke Saint Mary's indoor The first home match for the shot-put record with a 31' 9" setting 4X400 meter relay should come away with at least Marc11J.9 .SAINTFMNCISCO~L team. four wins. "If we are going to be Marcfi 20 al Wheatrin College ··· ·.. ·•·:·•·: · . Belles will be March 31 when throw at the opening meet in March 23 at COncordia U11iverslty ·. Kalamazoo College visits An­ Chicago on February 13. successful, we have to learn from our mistakes early so we MarGI) 26. ANDERSON UNIV.. ...•••... :..: gela Athletic Facility. After a great freshman Marcll~t HbPECOLl~E > < .. can correct them." she noted. "I am excited about this sea­ season, Darcy Bishop returns April 3 ·· ·. ·• NO; CENTRAtCOLLEGE son." said Weed. "Hopefully I'll in the 50, 60 and 100 meter Richter agrees, stating that "it ApriLS . at CalVin Col1e!JB. .·:·••.• · SAINT MARY'S be able to break the outdoor dashes. will be nice to get out of the APtll 8 .·· . MAt)ICHESTj3RqOLL •• < April17 .at ILBenediptine College record too." stale indoor environment, and TENNIS The Belles try to defend their to get back into competition and April21·.·· at6!ltbe1 College · to learn to play together as a Junior Christy LaBarbera championship at the Wabash Apri. !·Z.... 4·· .. ·.· ·. 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Dearbom St., ~d ftoor 01icago,ll60610 starting at 10 p.m. 311-951-0585 Call your FREE copy of the Student Travels Maga1ine page 14 The Observer March 5, 1993 acrosse team heads east Peterson will take shot at NCAAs By MIKE NORBUT Sarah Riley, Emily Husted, races outdoors, which is what for important break games Sports Writer Stefanic Jensen, and Eva we are more geared toward," Flood. commented Piane. By KEVIN McGUIRE sius with 4 gaols and 3 assists. Notre Dame's outdoor He has a strong supporting Though the Iowa State The Irish will now be Sports Writer Invitational appears on the starting the outdoor season, a season will begin March 20, cast that includes junior attack­ season that Coach Piane feels as they travel to Tallahassee, ers Steve Manley and Robbie Notre Dame women's track The Notre Dame laerosse team's schedule, only Erica will open the doors for new Fla., for the Florida State team heads into spring break in Snyder and midfielders Willie Sutton, Billy Ahmuty, and Rob Peterson will be travelling to success. Invitational. a positive frame of mind, Ames, Iowa, to represent the "The great thing is that you eoming off an impressive vic­ Tobin. team on Saturday. have a lot of longer distance tory over Canisius last weekend "It is true·that we have the and a solid week of practiee, The Irish defense will be Iowa State Invitational this during which they handily de­ anchored by the starting line of sophomores Mike Iorio and weekend, but we're only NOTRE DAME OLYMPIC SPORTS feated Dennison, a Division III sending Erica," said Irish powerhouse, last Sunday. Billy Gallagher and junior Garrett Heilly. In goal, Coach coach Joe Piane. "Her CATCH 'EM purpose for going is to try to Coaeh Kevin Corrigan looks Corrigan will turn to Hyan Jew­ ell, Chris Parent, and Patrick qualify for next week's NCAA forward to the trip with a great Championships." deal of enthusiasm. "This will Finn to turn opposing shots away. Peterson, a freshman, has SATURDAY be a ehallenging trip for our had a considerable impact on team because we face three the Notre Dame sprinting quality opponents that will re­ The yearly spring break trips the lacrosse team embarks program, winning numerous ally test us, but they are three events over the course of the gamns that I feel we can win," upon have not been very kind to indoor season. She will be he said. Notre Dame in the past, with WOMEN'S BASKETBALL the Irish going only 1-11 over competing in the 800-meter vs Evansville the past four years. These poor run tomorrow, a longer race, The 22nd-ranked Irish jump but one she has competed in right into things with a game performances of the past, how­ Irish last regular season home game ever, do not concern Corrigan. earlier this season. against #21 Hofstra on Satur­ For the rest of the team, last 2:00PM day in Hempstead, N.Y. This weekend's Alex Wilson Invita­ will be an early test to see how "This team handles them­ JACC Arena selves with more poise and a tional marked the end of this the team plays against the type year's indoor season. Karen of eompetition they will face the sense of themselves, at this point in the season, than any Harris was the only Irish ath­ rest of the season because their lete to win an event, taking schedule really heats up from other team I've had-they're further ahead than usual." first in the shotput over now on. Last year the Irish de­ teammate Rachel Kavanaugh. feated the Flying Dutehmen 12- Other impressive efforts were 9 at Notre Dame. Corrigan says he is going to employ a little different strategy turned in by distance runners Three days later the Irish will this trip, "We're going to ask face Mount St. Mary's in the kids to concentrate on Emittsburg. Md. Last year the lacrosse for only three hours a Irish easily won by a 13-3 day. We want them to relax seore. The Irish finish off the and remember that this is trip with their third game in spring break for them also." eight days versus the University of New Hampshire in Boston on Hopefully this plan will keep Saturday, March 13. the Irish from falling victim to The Wildcats are ranked #25 the spring break bug that has in the country and will provide sidetraeked them in the past. If another stern test. This will be they can successfully accom­ the first meeting between the plish this, their upward climb in two teams since 1985, when the the polls may see them crack Wildeats won on their home the top twenty after their re­ field, 12-3. turn.

The Irish will once again be led by the play of junior at­ tacker Handy Colley, who ex­ hibited his talent against Cani-

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By JASON KELLY 4 Sports Writer JOCK STRIP This game meant more to Notre Dame 1------t than it did to Butler, and that made the Letitia Bowen is 80-69 loss that much harder for Notre Dame to take. the key to an Butler has already clinched the Midwestern Collegiate Conference NCAA bid regular season title and the top-seed in next week's conference tournament. If the Notre Dame men's basketball team is referred to as the Monty Notre Dame was trying to solidify its William's Show, then the Irish hold on second place and secure the No. women's team can be called the 2 seed in the tournament. Letitia Bowen Hour. After Thursday's game, the Bulldogs It is not to the extent of the men's look pretty secure as the team to beat in .. team, where Williams appears at the tournament. times to be the only player on the "This is icing on the court with a pulse. But Bowen is the cake," Butler coach reason that the women's team has its Paulette Stein said. "The chin above the .500 mark, and she is real icing comes in the the only person who can lead Notre tournament, but this is a -~ Dame to a title in the upcoming confidence builder." \\ Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament and the NCAA bid that Late in the first half, Lellta Bowen accompanies it. the Irish looked like they Guard Coquese Washington is the would give coach Muffet McGraw her flashy point guard. the captain, and record-breaking 116th career win at the voice of the team. Washington's Notre Dame and give the Bulldogs skills are evident but Bowen is what something to think about in next week's brings respectability to the Irish tournament. women's program. After Butler jumped out to a seven Against Butler last night, Bowen had point lead in the first two minutes, the The Observer I Marguerite Schropp team highs of 22 points, 17 rebounds, Irish responded, tying the game at 21 and was four for four from the foul Carey Poor attempts a shot in last night's loss to Butler. A win would have put Coach Miuffet and pulling ahead by six with less than McGraw in first place for all-time victories. line. It was a typical day at the office. seven minutes remaining in the half. "I think Letitia is our best player," Letitia Bowen ignited the run with 12 The Irish had some easy attempts of high 22 points and 17 rebounds. said McGraw. "She is our team leader their own during the stretch, but couldn't in rebounds and scoring. We need her points and Carey Poor added eight during the stretch. convert. "She's a great player," Stein said. "It is ' . to play forty minutes a night, and we "We couldn't score," McGraw said. "We very difficult to defend her. I think she's haven't been able to lately." But the Bulldogs answered, keeping Notre Dame off the boards as they had great shots but we just didn't hit Notre Dame's best player." The reason for Bowen's lack of court them." time this season comes from an acute outscored the Irish 21-6 in the last four It Thursday's loss places extra foot injury and chronic knee problems minutes of the first half to take a 44-35 didn't get much better in the second which force her to play in great pain lead at the break. half. Butler outscored the Irish 12-4 in importance on Saturday's regular season and often not at all. She missed the "We finally got to the boards and kept the first six minutes of the half and the finale against Evansville. two games prior to last night's loss. Notre Dame away from the rebounds," game was virtually out of reach. "My knees have been feeling better Stein said. "The rebounds spurred our Bowen was the only bright spot in the Notre Dame needs a win to secure the lately, but I still feel them sometimes," transition and we were able to get some second half, scoring 10 points and pulling No. 2 seed in the MCC tournament, which said Bowen. easy baskets." down 10 rebounds to finish with a game- begins Monday at the JACC. Despite the pain Bowen has shined ······· this season. A prime example came last night. With the team struggling, Bowen controlled the glass grabbing -----:M----- s:~~~ ~:~:.-----'~----- nine offensive r~bounds keeping the Irish in the contest before a late burst Saint Mary's softball by Butler put the game away. cosgrove leads the Belles' tennis team ller effort was even more By KILEY COBLE spectacular considering her injuries Sports Writer prepares for season don't allow conditioning. "I was really By JENNIFER GUSTAFSON tired because I haven't been playing With a top flight player and an Sports Writer and my conditioning has lapsfld," said experienced lineup the Saint Mary's Bowen . tennis team looks to be a force this While most of us are relaxing on the .. From March 8-10 the MCC season. beach, or at least in the warmth of our Tournament will be held at the Joyce Returning from a 12-7 season, the own bed next week, the Saint Mary's ACC. The fragile state of Bowen's Belles' preseason ranking for midwestern softball team will be playing two games knees and foot make Notre Dame's Division Ill schools is thirteenth. Junior a day under the heat of the Orlando, chances uncertain. Fellow sophomore Mary Cosgrove is ranked twenty-fifth in Fla., sun. Audrey Gomez has been hot as of late, the region. Cosgrove jumped from her The Belles will play eight games the as well as freshman Carey Poor. That number three spot of last season to hardest of which, according to junior duo gives the team depth at the guard number one singles this year. Stacy Bogataj, will be on Tuesday spots and at forward, two an1as which "We've got a lot of maturity," said against Anderson University. have been hurting this season . coach Jo-Ann Nester. "Mary has the skill Youth will be a big factor in the • But all that won't matter if Bowen is and tools to lead us at number one. We tournament, as the Belles will be not healthy. only missed the Nationals by one game starting at least four freshmen. Only After last night's game hoards of last year." three veterans will be rejoining the young girls from Montesson Grammar The team will start off their season this team. With this youth, however, comes a School crowded around Bowen. She Sunday at the Hilton Head Tournament, great deal of depth. In the past, the took the time to talk to each one, and where they will be up against seven Belles have been short on pitchers, but thanked them for cumin~. They were different schools. The first of their now boast four. members of the school's ath-6th grade opponents will be Guilford College who Freshman Laura Richter will serve as girls' basketball team. beat Saint Mary's last season, one of only one of the freshman called to the mound. Moments earlier they talked to two Division lii schools which beat the .,,._ "We have a great pitcher-catcher rela­ Washington and some of the other Belles. Photo courtesy of Saint Mary's Sports Information tionship. Jane (Murphy) is very strong players, but in the end they were most Following the tournament the Belles Mary Cosgrove will be the leader for the behind the plate, and it is much easier to delighted to talk to Bowen. will travel to St. Louis to face Washington Saint Mary's tennis team this spring. pitch to a confident catcher," she said. Even at that young age they can University in what could shape up to be is still up in the air as to whom will be Fortunately for the Belles, however, recognize the talents of Bowen. their toughest match of the year. playing at the number four and five spots the three returners provide strong '=iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:.~Washington is ranked twelfth in the for the weekend, but it will be between leadership for the team. According to • idwest. sophomore Robin Hrycko and senior Richter, tri-captains, Bogataj, Sara Miller INSIDE SPORTS Junior Thayma Darby will be playing in Chris Smiggen. Finishing off the line up and Murphy, "give the team the ==-----:-~:-:-:--:-----;---:-:::-;------, the number two spot for singles play. is sophomore Nancy Waibel at the six leadership necessary for the team to be •Grace wins IH hockey title She finished 12-4 at number five singles spot. successful." see page 12 last year. Due to personal reasons Darby "We're strong throughout the line up. Another strength for the Belles will be will be unable to attend the tournament We have a good nucleus and we're hitting. Providing a powerful three-four this week. Taking her place will be senior playing a high level of tennis," said hitting combination are Bogataj and •Men's hoops faces Louisville Natalie Kloepfer, who will return to the Miller. Last year the pair led the team see page 11 Nester. number three spot for the rest of the The team had to do some switching and with the highest batting average. season. substituting to match up doubles According to Bogataj, fielding has been •Lacrosse goes east for break Serving in the number three position partners. This was in order to compen- inconsistent, but the team has been see page 14 this week, but who will normally be seen practice limited to indoor play. at fourth, is sophomore Andrea Ayres. It see TENNIS/page 13 see BELLES/page 13