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------------------------------------------------- 1 -\ • Not busy next year? Treasure Chest The Alliance for Catholic Officials find the flight data recorder from Wednesday Education (ACE) program gives opportunities EgyptAir Flight 990 Tuesday. for post-graduate service. WorldNation + page 5 NOVEMBER 10, Scene+ page 16 1999 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIII NO. 49 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Countdo"Wn to Ex Corde Ecclesiae enters final "Week The Papal flag flies from the A decade of debate culminates with Basilica on campus. Pore John vote on Catholic education Pau ll's Ex Corde sity are required to have a manda Ecclisiae By TIM LOGAN represents a tum granted by a competent ecele challenge to News Editor siastical authority." the functions That authority, for Notre Dame, of Catholic A landmark moment in the future Saint Mary's and the other three Universities. If of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's and Catholic colleges in the Fort adopted, the rest of American Catholic high Wayne-South Bend diocese, would Catholic er education is one week away. be Bishop John D'Arcy. Universities Next Wednesday, the National would be It is the juridieial. legalistic tone required to Conference of Catholic Bishops will of this proposal and the implication receive a likely vote on the implementation that academics would br1 subject to mandate for of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Pope John approval by outside inlluenee of the all Catholic Paul ll's apostolic constitution on bishop that worries educators. theology the role of Catholic universities in "(The mandate! is an instrument, teachers from the Church. This vote will be the however ineffective, to control the local culmination of a decade-long what is taught and written," wrote Bishop. debate over a proposal which many University president Father Edward MICHAEL HARRIS/The educators fear will inhibit academ Observer Malloy and Father Donald Monan, ic freedom and institutional auton chancellor of Boston Collegr1, in the omy at the 235 Catholic colleges Jan. 30 issue of "America," a .Jesuit and universities in the United journal of opinion. "Tiw authority States. competent to give. deny or remove the mandate is legally and organi The proposal zationally external to the university Much of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, and its governancn." Latin for "From the Heart of the Others, however, elaim the man Church," deals with campus min date is necessary to correct a shift istry programs and the role of uni away from ofl'icial Catholic teach versities in Catholicism. Debate, ings in some tlwology classrooms, however, has raged over more con and, furthermore, would aid in the troversial elements of the docu education of faith on Catholic cam ment that would give local bishops puses. more direct control over schools in "No school can be more Catholic their dioceses. than its faculty," Notre Dame law The most contentious element professor Gerard Bradley told the involves approval of Catholic the Knights of Columbus in Marcil. "I ologians by their local bishops. The think that this would foster an proposal would require that opportunity for students to look to "Catholics who teach the theologi cal disciplines in a Catholic univer- see EX CO ROE/page I FACULTY SENATE Malloy addresses University relationship with Observer "... it would be a mistake to However, Malloy did not want a By JOSHUA BOURGEOIS formal policy to be derived. A~sist.tnt Nrws Editor have a formal written ad "I believe it would be a mistake policy because it would not to have a formal written ad poli Univnrsity prnsidnnt Fathnr be able to cover everything." cy because it would not be able l·:dward Malloy spokn Tuesday to to cover everything," Malloy tlw Farulty Snnate rngarding said. Tlw Obst>rvnr's advnrtising poli Father Edward Malloy Malloy said that "as long as the cy. publishing Board of Trusteos University president student editors and writers aet and I; P II ow s min u t n s, hiring professionally. they will have full morn faculty and the academic freedom in editorial (;pnnrations campaign. accnpted or printed." content." He drew a distinction, In his annual addrnss and Malloy explained that the however, between advertise quostion/answnr sossion with the Univ1~rsity is The Observer's pub ments and copy. stating that he lisher because of its relationship snnal1~. Malloy rnsponded to does not believe advertisements qunstions about a policy sot forth as a collector of student fees and qualify as editorial content. hy thn Univnrsity, banning The owner of its leased office space. Ohsnrv1n· from running ad.ver Malloy doscribed the actions In othe'r Senate news: t is !Hll n n t s f r 0 Ill t h n G a y an d that the University takes in resolving problems with The l.nshian Alumni of Notn~ Damn + Malloy addressed the and Saint Mary's (GALA Observer, mentioning that request that the minutes from NI>/SMC). "informal communication is the Board of Trustees and "The Observer is an official important." Fellows meetings be published. lJnivnrsity organization, ... and lie suggested that The Malloy disagreed, saying he MICHAEL HARRIS/The Observer tho University is its publisher," Observer's editorial board and thought that all information is Malloy rnspondnd to a prepared members of the office. of the released when necessary. University president Father Edward Malloy addresses the quostion. "As its publishnr, we president should meet and dis Faculty Senate and answers prepared questions regard will not allow CAl.;\ ads tn bn cuss policies for the paper. sec SENATE/page 6 ing issues such as The Observer advertising policy. ---- --------- ------------ -~------------------------------- page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Wednesday, November 10, 1999 INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK IN SOUTH BEND Today Thursday Friday Saturday Spread the + Exhibit: "Wildlife Art," +Salsa Lessons: Club • Ballroom Dancing + Irish Dancers: Media Clark Lecture Hall, Niles, Landing, South Bend, Lessons: Studebaker Park, Play, Mishawaka, w-ord 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. 8:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Elkhart, 7:30p.m.- 8 p.m. 5:30 p."m. + Exhibit: "American • Christmas at the + Film: "The Dinner • Winter Sports Show: This is the most loathed space in the entire paper. Impre~sionism," Krasl Art Mansion: Winchester Game," Vickers Theater, Century Center, South For those of us who put out this fine, indepen dent publication every day, one of the most Center, St. Joseph, Mansion, Elkhart, Three Oaks, 6:30p.m. and Bend, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. feared phrases is "Will you 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 3 p.m. - 8 p.m. 9 p.m. write tomorrow's Inside Column?" Why do people hate to write? Are we afraid to tell people what we're thinking, even if it goes against the Compiled from U-Wire reports "safe" route? OUTSIDE THE DOME Does no one have any thing to say anymore? Have we lost our love of Nebraska ticket-taker arrested for taking cash the written word, of the Christine Kraly debate, of the radicalism LINCOLN, Neb. game against Texas A&M. Students that comes with speaking University of Nebraska police pay half of regular ticket cost. one's mind? Do we no Associate arrested a ticket taker during Athletic Ticket Office Manager John longer feel the need for News Editor Saturday's home game against Texas Anderson said he had heard of ticket immediate response? Don't A&M University after an officer saw a takers at other universities accepting let us become reduced to a man pay him to let about 15 people in cash to let fans into sporting events, "whatever" society: a com- without tickets, University Police Sgt. but none at UNL "That's just totally munity of readers whose only response is the Mylo Bushing said. wrong," Anderson said. "It's one of one-word cop-out. Roger Baskerville was arrested for the dangers of hiring people. You just Upset that the pop machine wouldn't take your theft of services and released on a have to trust them to do their job." dollar? Write about it. There's something there; bond of 10 percent of $500, or $50. Anderson said Baskerville did not there's no topic too small. Write about how tech Bushing said UNL police received a him and 15 friends into the game. work for his oflice and that he did not nology has taken over our world and we can't tip Nov. 2 that Baskerville was allow He also told police one of know of the situation before Monday. even use it to buy some caffiene. ing fans into the stadium in return for Baskerville's friends told him he could -Butch Hug, director of events for Once we say that there's a topic too insignifi cash. pay his way into the stadium and that the Athletic Department and cant to share one's thoughts, we put limits on During Saturday's game, a UNL Baskerville had been taking money to Baskerville's boss, was out of town ideas, freedoms and democracy itself. We might police officer saw a man shake hands let fans into football home games for Monday and could not be reached for as well just put a ban on columns - nothing too with Baskerville, apparently make about 10 years, Bushing said. comment. small, nothing too antagonistic. some kind of exchange and enter When arrested, Baskerville told Officers watched Baskerville during But I mean, who puts bans on freedom of Memorial Stadium, Bushing said. police he started taking cash from the home football game against the speech? We all know that sort of thing is wrong The man was stopped by police just fans about three years ago, Bushing University of Kansas on Nov.