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-~---~-- 2,300 begin Notre Dame, Saint Mary's careers Redoing Notre Dame welcomes record-setting class By DAVE 1YLER admissions. the Dome News Editor Approximately 1900 first year students will enroll for the Workers walk the scaffolding as they con Contrary to the popular fall 1995 semester, which tinue the Main Building's exterior renova adage, bigger did indeed mean begins August 22. tion. The building's 4.3 million bricks are better for Notre Dame's class "This pool-which was our being cleaned, and windows and the roof of 1999. largest and most talented-has will be replaced as part of the $5 million Notre Dame received a yielded a class with the renovation. Engineers hope to have the record 9,999 applications for strongest composite academic project completed by next August, at which admission into this year's credentials we have seen," point the building's offices will be moved to freshman class. In turn, the Rooney said. Grace Hall to allow an interior renovation applicant pool - the largest The average member of the to begin in 1997. See story below. ever - produced the most aca 1995 freshman class was in the demically talented class ever to top six percent of their high be admitted to the University, school class and scored a 1239 according to Kevin Rooney, director of UJ?.dergraduate see ND I page 6 Expectations already set for SMC freshmen By PAITI CARSON age for the class of 1999 is Saint Mary's Editor 3.54, which is up from last year, according to Nolan. Five Director of Admissions Mary percent of those accepted were Pat Nolan is very pleased with in the top one percent of their the number of incoming fresh high school classes. Thirty-one man at Saint Mary's. Of the percent were in the top ten per 815 applicants, 700 were cent and fifty-five percent were accepted and an estimated 385 in the top 20 percent of their will attend, according to Nolan. classes. This brings Saint Mary's to a Business administration is the 55 percent conversion rate, most popular major among which is very good by national freshmen; though many women photos The Observer/Rob Finch standards, Nolan said. The mean grade point aver- see SMCI page 6 -._....... ...... ---:-.. - ... ·.,.,';;· !t * 1:D0-6:00 p.m. Official orientation program for first-year students and parents @ Joyce Center 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner for students @ South Dining Hall ~:30 p.m. Movie "Rudy" for family members @ Cushing 8:00p.m. Students meet with hall rectors and staff 9:30p.m. Evening dorm activities 9:45p.m. Movie "Knute Rockne: All American" for parents @ Cushing Hall l -· ·)' . ~.!iS!t : j '1 iii liil.ti&t¥ 10:00 a.m. Eucharistic Liturgy @ Joyce Center 11:30 a.m. Picnic lunch @ Joyce Center 12:15-1:15 p.m. Notre Dame Marching Band, Glee Club and Shenanigans, presentation by Student Body and introduction to Athletic Program 1:30p.m. Program for minority students and parents courtesy of Notre Dame Public Relations Expansion of Notre Dame Stadium will add 22,000 seats, a new press box and a new concourse. 1:30, 2:30p.m. Campus tours will depart from Main Bldg. Construction, to begin in November after the last home football game, is set to be done by August 1997. 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, Programs on the Code of Honor@ 4:15p.m. Washington Hall 8:30p.m. Welcome back for all returning students @ Fieldhouse Mall Stadium tops campus projects 8:D0-11 :00 p.m. Jamaica Shaka game summaries found in side of campus. Main Building, newspapers. But after the ren The $50 million stadium pro residence halls ovation and expansion of Notre ject will begin after the final B J81f1 Dame Stadium is completed be home game this season on - fore the 1997 football season, November 4 against Navy. Af 9:00a.m., Small group discussions with faculty on also under that number will rise to about ter the Irish battle the Mid 10:30a.m. academic life at Notre Dame 81,000. shipmen, workers will raze the 10:30-4:30 p.m. Enrollment in alphabetical order construction The stadium is just one of existing press box and begin several construction projects adding 26 rows of seats around 7:00,8:00, Gender Issues: Myths vs. Reality @ By BRAD PRENDERGAST dotting the campus these days, the stadium. 9:00p.m. Washington Hall Associate News Editor including the renovation of the The additional rows will ex Main Building, the construction tend the stadium upward and 59,075. of Keough and O'Neill resi outward, but Mike Smith, It's a familiar number at the dence halls, and even possibly 8 a.m. Classes startl bottom of Notre Dame football a new golf course on the north sec STADIUM I page 8 page2 The Observer • INSIDE Saturday, August 19, 1995 • INSIDE COLUMN • NOTRE DAME AT A GLANCE CarpeDiem GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION 1995 FRESHMEN CLASS The map below shows the distribution by geographic before you're region of incoming freshmen. too old Northeast ' What I wouldn't give to 26% be in your shoes right now. The car is unpacked. You've got enough rolls of quarters 011 you to call China every day for the rest of your life. And all your laundry is clean. Relish it. Because before you know it, you'll Krista Nannery be like me. A senior. Accent Editor You'll be talking about MCATs and LSATs and GREs. Career and Placement will be your second home. And you think you might actually miss the dining hall after you graduate. And you'll look at all the Abroad freshman moving in and you'll think to yourself, "God, I'm old." 4% Now's your chance to start over. You've got a clean slate. No one cares about your SAT scores or whether you were valedictorian or salutatorian or even bottom of the barrel. The Observet1Christopher Mullins College is an entirely different kettle of fish. Carpe Diem now, guys, because if you don't, it might just be too late. Hendricks appointed to planned giving West, O'Grady alumni board directors I am not going to debug the myths or let you in on any big secrets. That comes with the ter Kenneth Hendricks, formerly a tax ritory and you get the lucky job of figuring it all Roderick West, a 1990 graduate, became president of manager with Coopers and Lybrand, the board of directors of the Notre Dame Alumni out for yourself. (Although, taking an umbrella has been appointed assistant director with you wherever you go might be a really Association on July 1. West, the youngest alumnus and of planned giving at the University of the first African-American to head the 95,000-plus-mem 8ood idea.) Before you know it, you'll be an expert at e-mail and DART and CBLD and the Notre Dame, according to Michelle ber association, earned a law degree from Tulane University after majoring in American studies and Transpo bus to the UP Mall. Soon enough, Shakour, director of planned giving. A you'll be giving other people advice. Chicago native, Hendricks was gradu finance at Notre Dame and was a member of the 1988 ated from Notre Dame in 1981 with an national championship football team. The president This weekend is key for you. You get to meet occupies ex officio positions on the University's Board of lots of guys named Matt and lots of girls named undergraduate degree in business· administration. In 1984 he was graduated from the Trustees. In another action, the Alumni Association has Jen. Maybe you'll even meet that special some created a new position on its board of directors to repre one. (You'd be surprised at the number of cou Notre Dame Law School. Before joining Coopers and sent the University's 2,139 graduates living in 112 coun ples who met at the Graffiti Dance and the Lybrand in 1988, he worked for three years in Chicago Luau!) You get to meet your roommate(s) who tries. Robert O'Grady, a 1963 alumnus, was appointed to with the Grant Thornton accounting firm. He has been a three-year term as the international representative on probably falls into one of two categories ... really active in several community service projects and is a cool or just a bit odd. You get to move into a the board. O'Grady's appointment raises the number of member of the Protective Services Board of Logan. alumni board members to 23. room that 1s smaller and more crowded than Hendricks lives in South Bend with his wife, the former the Apollo 13 space module. And you get to know the people who will be your friends for Lori Goodin, who teaches special education at Coquillard the rest of your life. School. They have three children. Spencer, Laux leaders in NACA College will be a major event in your life. Weber appointed provost of SUNY Two staff members in the Office of Student Activities at You're about to meet more people whose last the University Notre Dame have been appointed to lead names begin with Me and 0 than you've ever met in your entire human existence. Soon, Stephen Weber, a 1969 graduate of Notre Dame, has ership positions with the National Association for you'll find yourself depending on those dining been appointed interim provost of the State University of Campus Activities (NACA).Gayle Spencer, assistant di hall theme nights to give yourself that extra lift.