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SHOWERS Live releases V Tuesday Scene reviews the fifth album, V, of Live, an alternative rock band from HIGH 55° Pennsylvania . SEPTEMBER25, LOW 43° Scene+ page 13 2001 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXV NO. 21 HTTP:! /OBSERVER.ND.EDU BOG discusses Strategic Plan ND alu01na CaDlpaigns for congressional seat congressional seat which U.S. By JASON McFARLEY Rep. Tim Roemer will vacate in News Editor 2003.- The newly expanded district It only took a few days on encompasses 12 counties, Notre Dame's campus in 1972 including St. Joseph, where for Kathleen Cekanski Farrand South Bend and Mishawaka are to realize she was in the right located. place. Cekanski Farrand became the In the fourth Democrat to declare her opening candidacy for the 2002 election. days of the Her campaign will be a grass­ semester roots effort that focuses on the that year­ district's constituents, she said. the first "We do not see this campaign t h a t as a sprint which focuses on KATIE LARSEN!The Observer University which candidate can raise the Residence Hall Association president Kathleen Nickson talks to students about plans for officials most amount of money the fastest," she said in her Aug. 18 upcoming Saint Mary's events at the Board of Governance meeting Monday. a d m i t t e d Cekanskl Farrand women as announcement, "But rather, we undergraduates - a large ban­ see this congressional campaign These areas of improvement "Even though students don't ner at the all-campus picnic as a marathon of meeting peo­ By SHANNON NELLIGAN have been translated into four see the long range of this plan greeted Cekanski Farrand, a ple and taking time to discuss News Writer major goals for the college to -it will directly effect them." first-year law student in the their concerns." complete within the next five The Board discussed ideas on third class of women to gradu­ "It's imporiant to meet as Mary-Jo Regan-Kubinski, co­ years. The goals are to educate how to promote and encourage ate from Notre Dame Law many people as we can and lis­ chair of the Strategic Plan, pre­ women to make a difference in student involvement. These School, and her female peers. ten to what they're saying," sented the possibility of a complex world; to cultivate ideas included a student guide It read simply: "We're glad Cekanski Farrand said in an increased student involvement leadership and enhance com­ to the strategic plan and the you're here." interview with The Observer and awareness in the Strategic munication; to recruit, retain possibility of creating a direct "I remember the impact of this month. Plan at Monday's Board of and graduate a vital and link to the document in the seeing that banner," the 1973 Her family-centered cam­ Governance meeting. diverse student body that form of an icon on network law school graduate said. "It paign also will center on infus­ The plan was developed to ensures the college's leader­ computers. was like the campus literally ing traditional va.:lues into gov­ tackle major areas on campus ship in women's education; and Student body president opening its doors and extending ernment, she said. which need improvement. The to develop and focus resources Michelle Nagle also encouraged its hand to us." "People my age and older plan was established last year to advance the mission of Saint leaders of the class boards to Some three decades later, remember a party of the peo­ and will continue through the Mary's College. dedicate part of their meetings Cekanski Farrand, a former ple," the 53-year-old said. ''I'm 2005 academic year. Akmaral Omarova, Student to this topic. This will create a rectress at the University and campaigning on the core values "Eleven groups, composed of Trustee, who also attended larger awareness of the plan today a prominent local attor­ of vision, courage and commit­ faculty and staff, discussed the these meetings, explained that because the students' peers ney, hopes the U.S. Congress ment. When I try to tie up what current needs of the college this is a crucial time for student will be explaining it and there­ will be just as accommodating. my campaign's all about, it's about rekindling that spirit, and came up with four major involvement because it is a pro- . fore it will not be a foreign idea Cekanski Farrand, a ject that will continue over the developed by the administra- Democrat from Mishawaka, because I just don't see it as arell.s of improvement - now much as it could be." we need student input," said next several years. announced her candidacy Aug. 18 for Indiana's 2nd District Regan-Kubinski. Omarova also reiterated that, see BOG/page 4 see CONGRESS/page 6 Bush freezes assets of suspected terrorists The move was an effort to go after transactions of foreign that country doesn't comply with agencies, he said. Associated Press choke off financial support for banks that refuse to cooperate in U.S. requests, White House Previous efforts to cut bin bin Laden, whom the United the campaign against terrorism. spokesman Ari Fleischer said: Laden off from funds have been WASHINGTON States considers the prime sus­ "It puts the fmancial world on "The United States is prepared unsuccessful, including steps by President Bush ordered a pect in the Sept. 11 terrorist notice," Bush said in a Rose to take action against nations the United States and the United freeze Monday on the assets of attacks against the World Trade Garden that don't Nations in 1998 to freeze his 27 people and organizations Center and the Pentagon. appearance. help in this assets after the U.S. Embassy with suspected links to terror­ The list names 12 individuals, "If you do "If you do business with cause." bombings in Africa. Bin Laden, ism, includ­ including bin Laden and an business with terrorists, if you support or Bush said an exile from Saudi Arabia, has ing Islamic Egyptian militant suspected to be terrorists, if the adminis­ a personal fortune estimated at militant his top deputy; 11 organizations, you support sponsor them, you will not tration would $300 million. Osama bin including bin Laden's al-Qaida or sponsor do business with the United respond on a Treasury Secretary Paul Laden, and network; three charities and one them, you will States of America." "case-by-case O'Neill said the order should urged other business. not do busi­ basis"in send a message to anyone who nations to Missing from the list are ness with the determining does business with terrorists: do likewise. Hamas, Islamic Jihad and United States George W. Bush compliance. "Cooperate in this fight or we Foreign Hezbollah, militant groups that of America." president He also will freeze your U.S. assets." banks that are on the State Department's The presi­ said a foreign Administration officials don't coop­ Bush roster of terrorists but that some dent said he terrorist acknowledged that the immedi­ erate could Arab nations see as legitimate recognized that some European asset tracking center at the ate impact of Bush's executive have their own transactions fighters against Israel. countries would probably need Treasury Department would try order is hard to gauge. blocked in the United States. Bush acknowledged that ter­ to rewrite their own laws to to "follow the money as a trail to "It may be an imperfect solu­ "Money is the lifeblood of ter­ rorists' assets in the United meet America's conditions. the terrorists." The center will tion ... but it is necessary to start rorist operations," Bush said. States were small. But his order Switzerland, for one, is well bring together representatives of with the documented, recorded "Today, we're asking the world also gives the Treasury known for banking secrecy. the intelligence, law enforce­ to stop payment." Department wider authority to Asked about possible action if ment and financial regulatory see FREEZE/ page 4 page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Tuesday, September 25, 2001 INSIDE COLUMN QUOTES OF THE WEEK "No one really lined "Anyone who has been "I would hate to have "I hate Michigan Students up to get entitlement around Notre Dame to lock my door State. I haven't tickets or the lottery knows the difference everytime I leave my beaten them since demonsrate fair tickets. There were between a problem room. I've been here, and it just mobs of people tailgater... and the tail­ bothers me. " gaters that are just a few around the ushers." Dan Wieser people grilling burgers." weather pride Notre Dame freshman at Anthony Weaver Liz Stevens Knott Hall on theft over the defensive end on Saturday's Jeff Shoup American pride, who knows what it is? Until on U2 ticket distribution weekend game against Michigan director of Residence Life two weeks ago you never saw people randomly State waving an American flag or saying that they on tailgating were proud to be an American. This makes me question whether or not people really are proud and know what it means to be Americans on a day to day basis or if it is something BEYOND CAMPUS Compiled from U-Wire reports we all take for granite. Driving down Grape road for instance I saw a Jeep which had a giant American McCain honors fallen UC alumnus at memorial flag waving from the spare tire in back. It is safe to say BERKELEY, Calif. possibly the U.S. Capitol building. this is not an event you He wasn't just a man who most McCain said he was working at the would have seen three Courtney Boyle likely fought against terrorist hijack­ Capitol along with hundreds of other weeks ago.

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