HPC Passes Resolution by BRIDGET O’CONNOR Members in Their Discussion of the Reso News Writer Lution Was the Regulation of Free Speech As It Relates to All Students
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iOBSERVER Wednesday, October 30, 1996 • Vol. XXX No. 42 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S m HALL PRESIDENTS' COUNCIL HPC passes resolution By BRIDGET O’CONNOR members in their discussion of the reso News Writer lution was the regulation of free speech as it relates to all students. “Everyone After the second closed door discussion pretty much agreed that the University in two consecutive meetings, the Hall should not be allowed to regulate the free Presidents’ Council voted last night to speech of students.” pass the resolution introduced by the Because the resolution contained two College Democrats last week by a simple clauses, one addressing the actual denial majority vote. Thirteen members voted in of the College Democrats’ registration to favor of the resolution, 10 voted against demonstrate and the second specifically and two abstained. aimed at the treatment of gay, lesbian Conducted using secret ballots, the vote and bisexual students’ rights, some of the was the culmination of a week of discus HPC members were unsure what a vote sion among students and between the for the resolution would signify. Some hall presidents and dorm residents. The members felt very strongly that gay and issue had been tabled at the end of the lesbian students should be specifically last HPC meeting so that the members identified in the resolution while others could discuss the issue and become more felt that it should be broadened to include familiar with the details of the incident. a call for the protection of all students’ The Observer/Michelle Sweet The HPC debated and passed a resolution presented to the council by the College According to Mike Tobin, co-president Democrats concerning student treatment by the Office of Student Affairs. of HPC, the m ain concern o f the HPC see HPC/ page 4 cross % he Sea Part 2 of 4 On the Em erald Isle Studies different 'he y\rcm Qweaters The Observer/Manula Hernandez E ditor’s note: This is the Representative Tim Roemer addressed students at second in a four-part series ^ gtwfying in Ire la n d sweaters SMC’s Carroll Auditorium last night. focusing on Saint M ary’s and Notre Dame students study M ary’s Ireland program at St. ing in Ireland. Funding for Patrick’s College in Maynooth illustrate history Roemer attacks Caroline Blum’s trip to differs from most abroad pro Editor’s note: Patti Carson and Tim Ireland was provided by the grams at Saint Mary’s College Sherman are in Ireland to cover Saturday’s Saint Mary’s Board of and Notre Dame because stu football game as well as visiting points of negative ads Governance. dents take classes conducted interest about Irish culture. by Irish faculty members with By NAKASHA A H M A D News Writer _____________________________________________ By CAROLINE BLUM other Irish students. They By PATTI CARSON Saint Mary’s Editor live with Irish students in on- Managing Editor campus flats, and participate Last night Third District Congressional candi MAYNOOTH, Ireland in activities and sports with date Tim Roemer visited Saint Mary’s Carroll GALWAY, Ireland Is the curriculum of acade them as well. Auditorium to discuss voting and politics with One could say that Ireland comes to interested students. The Student Academic mics easier in abroad pro In this way, students in the America every day. Especially within the grams than on the campuses Irish program find their cur Council also sponsored a question and answer Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s communities of Saint Mary’s and Notre riculum varies greatly from session designed to inform more students where so many sttidents hail from Irish ori Dame? about the importance of voting and the political the one at home. Classes are gins, it is no novelty to witness an integra Although a student debate held in one of two styles, a process. tion of Irish culture in America. has been surrounding this lecture or a tutorial. Roemer began the evening by citing his close One specific item of note is the Irish fisher question for years, both argu Lectures include up to 400 ties to the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s com man’s sweater. Companies like J. Crew and ments concur in one respect: munities and to Catholicism. Not only are the col- students and take place up to Eddie Bauer have popularized replicas of academics in abroad studies three times a week. Tutorials the Aran trademark sweaters. But Ireland is programs definitely differ are held only once a week or see ROEMER/ page 4 the, real source of this traditional sweater. from those in South Bend. every other week and are The “Aran sweater,” as it is commonly Which style is easier, howev small group discussions referred to,-is considered a vital part of life er, depends on the individual taught by a teacher’s assis on the Aran Islands, where inhabitants Kovach named student. tant. depend almost exclusively upon fishing. The academic schedule for “At first I thought that my students studying in the Saint see SWEATER/page 4 SMC archivist see STUDY / page 5 By ANN KEARNS Claddagh ring considered Assistant Saint Mary’s Editor Saint Mary’s welcomes a new addition to its By T IM SHERMAN and was known as The Claddagh. It full-time staff. John Kovach, a campus jack-of- Sports Editor ^ cffic Qadtfagh cR in9 openly embraced and incorporated all-trades, serves as the Saint Mary’s archivist, the design that the legendary head softball coach, and is also working with GALWAY, Ireland Galway. Richard Joyce invented. Patti Valentine, director of Publicity and If a ruddy face, a surname begin The rings are now as widespread According to local lore, Joyce Community Relations, on a campaign to gener ning with “O’,” “ Me” or “ Fitz,” and a in Ireland as is Guiness beer - that is, learned his trade as a goldsmith in ate publicity for Saint Mary’s athletics. quick w it are not enough evidence to they are everywhere. Algeria after he was taken into cap Kovach began his career at Saint Mary’s as indicate a person’s heritage, look to “I don’t have mine on today tivity and sold as a slave to a Moorish the assistant basketball coach. When the the hand. because I was working, but normally goldsmith. After he gained his archivist position became available, John was If you see a finger wrapped by a I do,” said University College Cork release at the demand of William of selected for the position, and made his role on Claddagh ring, you’ve found one student Allison King when asked England, a skilled Joyce returned to campus permanent. more sign that you are more than about her bare fingers. “Nearly his native Galway. Kovach replaced Sister Rosaleen Dunleavy likely encountering someone of Irish everybody here has one. Actually His peers became fascinated with who retired on May 31. He was previously the descent. many probably know about their ori his design that featured two hands executive director of the National New York Like the famous Aran fishermen gin -ju st not the details.” holding a heart with a crown on top. Central Railroad Museum located in Elkhart, sweaters, the roots of the pervasively Here they are. The hands are said to signify friend- Ind. popular Claddagh rings can be The small community where it all He received his Bachelor of General Studies traced to a fishing community near began was situated near Galway Bat see RING/ page 4 see KO VACH/ page 5 page 2 The Observer• INSIDE Wednesday, October 30, 1996 N INSIDE COLUMN ■ W orld at a Glance Baseball’s Students try to storm Parliament in second day of protests ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ricades protecting the capital on CHINA More than 2,000 religious students -//"Northern Sunday, forcing the crowd to the city’s return demanding the resignation of Prime ( areas outskirts. Minister Benazir Bhutto attempted to X i Protest organizers called off a third storm the Parliament building day of demonstrations that had been Monday before being fought off by N planned for Wednesday. to glory The Party of Islam accuses Ms. police and soldiers. AFGHANISTAN w f t j INDIA Riot police fired tear gas at the Bhutto’s government of rampant cor Baseball has begun its' crowd and beat back protesters with ruption and mismanagement. During Renaissance. sticks and clubs, preventing them Sunday’s protest outside the capital, Yes, major league base Students from entering the white marble build attempt to storm Qasi Hussein Ahmed vowed to lead an ball marred its reputation ing. PAKISTAN Parliament Islamic revolution to oust Ms. Bhutto’s two years ago when the The students, supporters of the IRAN Pakistan People’s Party. millionaire players and bil \ right-wing Party of Islam, pelted ^ Karachi); 3 0 ^ ^ Ms. Bhutto has m aintained that she lionaire owners took their police with rocks and bricks. Some will not resign and accused the group game and went home, Arabian Sea 300 km waved the Koran, the Muslim holy of trying to stage a violent showdown. leaving the season without AP/Wm. J. Castello book, and shouted “ God is Great.” She ordered stringent security controls a World Series. The Brad Prendergast in Islamabad. reverberations of ending Before the action, the students knelt in prayer a few News Editor Thousands of police and soldiers were deployed in the 89-year streak of yards in front of the building. Police waited for them to the capital and in neighboring Rawalpindi. Police determining a world finish before firing repeated salvos of tear gas.