■ New one-cent postal increases create ■ An era in American sports w ill likely end today, a rush for stamps. when Michael Jordan is expected to officially Wednesday announce his retirement. JANUARY 13, World & Nation • 5 Sports* Back Page 1999 O bserver The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint M ary’s VOL XXXII NO. 65 W W W .ND.EDU/~OBSERVER ■ Se c u r ity B eat Former prof Winter weather keeps Security on toes readies for By MICHELLE KRUPA that doesn’t work,” Hurley said. “Rarely “We’re mostly doing the secondaries at News Editor do we come across la carl that can’t be night.” jump-started.” City plows and salt trucks have campaign Over 40 inches of snow and sub-zero Students can acquire shovels to encountered difficulties when servicing temperatures posed the biggest problems unearth cars buried in snow from the residential areas where cars are parked for Notre Dame Security/Police during Security building near the D6 parking on streets, according to Kirkendoll. Any T h e Associated Press the University's winter vacation. lot. Hurley also noted that Security can vehicle impeding the plowing of streets "The break was pretty uneventful,” the contact the Grounds departm ent to aid or violating signs denoting city snow WASHINGTON department’s assistant director Chuck any student having difficulties clearing ordinances will be ticketed. Bill Bradley, a visiting professor Hurley said. “There was so much cold his or her vehicle. “The plows will go down the streets of public affairs at Notre Dame and snow that most people didn’t even Most streets just outside campus even with cars there, and then once the last semester, has officially venture out.” boundaries have been designated as sec­ cars arc moved, they’ll plow again, ” he thrown his hat into the ring for Since students began returning to ondary priorities for snow clearing, said. the 2000 presi­ South Bond on Sunday, snow-covered according to Stacy Kirkendoll, South Off-campus students should not expect dential race. automobiles and unstartable car batter­ Bend Streets and Sanitation dispatcher. complimentary help from Notre Dame Just a m onth ies have kept officers busy helping on- “The first priority is the main drags, Security/Police, since their residences fall after forming a carnpus residents. which we did |Monday night]. We’re outside the department’s boundaries. presidential “ We can jum p-start your car. We can working on the secondary streets The South Bend Police Department does exploratory provide different numbers to help you if ITuesday morning],” Kirkendoll said. not offer any services for jump-starting, c o m m i t t e e , towing, snow removal in private areas or B ra dley, a fo r ­ mer New Jersey senator, official­ Bradley ly stepped into "E CAN JUMP START YOUR the race for the White House today by filing a statement of can­ CAR. W e c a n p r o v id e d if ­ ‘Wc didacy with the Federal Election f e r e n t NUMBERS TO HELP YOU IF Commission. The Bill Bradley Presidential t h a t d o e s n ’t w o r k . R a r e l y d o Exploratory Committee will trans­ WE COME ACROSS [A CAR] THAT form into the Bill Bradley for CANNOT BE JUMP-STARTED.’ President Campaign, and Bradley joins vice president A1 Gore in the race for the Democratic nomina­ C h u c k H u r l e y tion. For now, it’s a two-person field. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ND SECURIT)/P0UCE Two other prospective candi­ dates on the Democratic side, sen­ de-icing of frozen locks. ator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska and Turtle Creek Apartments, like most senator Paul Wellstone of other local apartment complexes, pro­ Minnesota, have decided not to vides parking lot plowing for its resi­ run. dents, but cannot offer other services House minority leader Richard like towing or lock de-icing for liability Gephardt, D-Mo.. has not decided reasons. About 10 parking spots have whether to run and may choose to been covered by plowed snow in the remain in the House in hopes of Turtle Creek lot, according to manager becoming speaker should Both Hoffman. Democrats take back the majority The Observer/Kevin Dalum “ Parking spaces are being lost, but we > 2000. hree weeks of snowfall piled atop automobiles has confronted many students return­ T just can’t afford to ship (the snow] off the In forming his exploratory com­ ing from winter break. Students may borrow shovels at the Security Building, and mittee Dec, 4, Bradley left little Notre Dame Security/Police will help students jump start vehicles and can aid with doubt he would run. The former snow removal. Assistance is available at 631-5555. see SNOW / page 4 see C AN D ID ATE / page 4 Student Government Online book sales offer students an alternative By ANNE MARIE both ends,” said student body any options, and there's no MATTINGLY president Peter Cosaro in a competition.” Assistant News F.ditor press release. “Those selling Though the program is books can get more money for available this semester, the Students may be able to the books than the bookstore final product is far from what save money and avoid hassle would offer. At the same time, designers had envisioned. during this semester’s book students buying books online Shepherd and others involved purchasing season by using a can find them for substantially in the project had hoped to new online book sale created less than the bookstore would allow students to search by by student government. try to sell them.” subject and professor, but “You post what you want to Sophomore student govern­ computers capable of running sell |on the site],” said student ment webmaster Joe the original, more complicated body vice president Andrea Shepherd was responsible for program designed by senior Selak. The service was first setting up the site. Jen Kaminski were unavail­ made available before “If students could sell to able. Christmas and will be heavily each other, it could save a lot Instead, the software is cur­ publicized this week and next, of people a lot of money,” he rently running from according to Selak. said. Shepherd’s personal comput­ Students can reach the site “ To me [the bookstore] is er, and he reports that the via the student government the perfect example of monop­ bookstore’s potential functions hom epage at oly. We have to buy from — including lists of the The Observer/Kevin Dalum www.nd.cduY-students . them,” Shepherd continued. required texts for each class Students confronted with long lines while waiting to purchase books this “I see it as a great way for "There’s no other choice for spring may have another option; the student government's new online book sale. Available via www.nd.eduY-students , the site can help buyers and sell­ students to save money on students. They just don’t have see BOOKS / page 4 ers circumvent the bookstore. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, January 13, 1999 I In sii And the Next 'Outside the Dome President is ... "XI Compiled from U-Wire reports Regardless of whether or not Clinton is booted out of the Oral, er, uh, Oval Office it appears that Secret Service investigates Ohio University student our next president will be A1 Gore. I am not trying ATHENS, Ohio “One of the businesses had spotted to pose as some neo-Nostradamus, I do have my After a search of his Wilson Hall one of the counterfeit bills being reasoning for this. Let me explain. room turned up more than $5,000 issued and gave a description [of Throughout our history the American electorate worth of fake $20 bills, an Ohio Swieton].” has tended to choose a president that reflects the University freshman is being investi­ “A uniformed officer located him mood of the nation. After the Revolutionary War gated by the U.S. Secret Service for then,” APD Investigator Jeff Gura and the Civil War America allegedly making and passing coun­ said. faced an uncertain future. terfeit money. Through communication with other The people called upon John Swieton, 19, was charged Jan. Uptown businesses, Taco Bell general Washington and Grant, their 7 with carrying a false or altered manager Carmaletha Byrd said her heroes from these wars, to identification and forgery, according Secret Service spokeswoman, said store received word to watch for lead them once again. to Athens County Municipal Court yesterday from Washington, D C. counterfeit money being passed. As the nation moved records. Last week Athens Police Two more counterfeit incidents toward grass-roots democ­ The case was brought before Department officers investigated com­ occurred in Athens last week, but nei­ racy and the empower­ Athens Municipal Court Judge Doug plaints filed by the Hocking Valley ther have been traced to Swieton. ment of the common man, Eddie Llull Bennett Jan. 8 and then was dis­ Bank, 23 S. Court St., Taco Bell, 41 S. Hocking Valley Bank reported coun­ the people turned to _________________Viewpoint Editor missed when the state showed inter­ Court St., and Red Wagon, a vendor terfeit $20 bills were received in a Andrew Jackson. Jackson est in it. on E. Union Street. deposit on Jan. 6 and another coun­ was not regarded as a man qualified enough to The state no longer has jurisdiction On Jan. 6, Swieton, of Clarendon terfeit $20 bill was received at Red fill the position of his high-profile predecessors, and Swieton now could be charged on Hills, 111., allegedly passed one coun­ Wagon early last week.