VOL. XXV. NO. 115 FRIDAY, MARCH 26. 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY S CSC to celebrate 10 years of service By LISA WOLTER ■ News Writer m The 1960s ushered forth a newfound idealism generated by the Kennedy era to strive for service, community and justice. Through the Center For Social Concerns (CSC)..this attitude has flourished over the last decade on the Notre Dame campus. This weekend the center celebrates its tenth year as the central service organization at the University. “It has been an exciting experience to be a part of the development of the center—in terms of programs, number of participants and the opportunities for in-depth reflection," said Asso­ ciate Director of the CSC Gene McClory who has been with the center for nine years. J*. i , The students have always played an essential role in the CSC, according to Kathy Royer. CSC t Coordinator. Seventy-five percent of graduating - > seniors indicate they have been involved in some type of volunteer activity, and close to eight percent of each year’s graduates enter a year or more of volunteer service. Royer said the center would like to continue _ _ _ _ _ ' ^ this tradition by maintaining a “strong student presence in decision-making and planning.” k v ’ ^ A newly created Student Advisory Board has Photo Courtesy oI HUGS ensured student participation this year. “It has Senior Julie Bradley offers toys to a sleepy infant. Julie is a member of H.U.G.S, a CSC service group which works in the pediatric ward of Memorial Hospital. Students hold the babies and play with them. see CSC / page 4 Lilly Endowment funds educational opportunities By LAURA FERGUSON award to develop a course fo­ thor, and several works by non-science majors for the uni­ in announcing the winners. News Writer cusing on world music. women authors writing on the versity’s summer program. Lilly Endowment Program Di­ “I am planning an ethnomu- Mexican American experience. "We will hope to utilize a field rector for Higher Education In an effort to create new r slcology course that focuses on “A course like this one is im­ site in Utah to observe geologi­ Ralph Lundgren said that in­ courses forMndiana indepen­ music other than the traditional portant because we have many c a l hazards‘and discuss them as terest1 in creative professional dent rollers■ anti tm iwsjgttj western Composers such as Chicana students on the Saint a first hand approach to un­ opportunities remains strong *LLO> Luduw’tntrtU A a b l anitguaced its 15 .newest recip­ ta( h^^mi^n'irrson. '"TOT rently d<T not have any "courses problems, he uon faculty mem ients of the Sumnter Stipend. course will cover Chinese, that read more than one Chi 4 “The $5,000 will be used as “The Endowment"recognizes The reciplemiacjude Clayton African, and Near East music %s - rana book. In addition to travel money to Utah to find a : that* time constraints imposed Henderson, professor of music, well as jazz and blues and how reading literature, students site to study before writing the on faculty during the academic and Ann Loux, associate pro­ these forms of music effected will be required to write a pa­ course and Its syllabus and year may be overwhelming. fessor of English and co direc­ the American culture." per exploring their own fami­ workbook. It will also allow us The opportunity to develop a tor of the writing proficiency “This summer I will be travel­ lies’ immigration to the United to have a summer salary.” said new course can be a valuable program from Saint Mary's ing to other universities and States." said Loux. Halfman form of professional renewal for College, and John Halfman, spend a lot of time reading in "Actually, the idea for this In order to select the recipi 'faculty and can provide fresh assistant professor of Civil order to prepare this new course came from Delia Garcia, ents of the Summer Stipend, a perspectives for students." the Engineering and Geological course. I estimate that the a Saint Mary’s Chicana student. panel of out-of-state judges Foundation said in its Studies, and J. Keith Rigby. Jr.. world music course will be open As a result of spending a sum­ traveled to Indianapolis to eval­ newsletter. associate professor of Civil in the fall of 1994 to students." mer in Berkeley she suggested uate the proposals, which ap­ "I feel that this Endowment is Engineering and Geological he continued. this course to help others know plicants submit through their a wonderful example of the Studies from the University of Loux will use the endowment more about their culture." she institution. Subject matter of generosity of the Lilly Endow­ Notre Dame. to create a Chicana Writers lit­ continued. these proposed courses range ment. It is a great gesture to be The 1993 winners will each erature class. This course, Halfman and Rigby, one of the from artistic studies to business given the luxury to explore new receive $5,000 to develop new which will begin next January, two team recipients, plan to to the legacies of Einstein and courses, especially for smaller courses for their institutions. will feature one book on life in develop a new Notre Dame Chekhov, according to the schools like Saint Mary’s," said Henderson plans to use his Mexico, one book by a male au­ course in geological science for Foundation Henderson Survivors ‘journey’ to stop ■killing e e • By KATIE MURPHY in Michigan City on June 5. Andrews. South Bend on June 8. and Andrews said that the nine Chicago. Illinois, on June 12. years after her mother's mur­ Robert Gross, the coordinator MVFR members want to heal der were very difficult. She of the Journey of Hope, a two- the emotional wounds from los­ spoke of her problems with her week tour of midwestem cities ing a loved one to murder, ac­ friends, her family, and her in­ to educate the public about the cording to Gross. This healing, ability to really take care of death penalty, spoke yesterday however, cannot be accom­ herself Only after getting mar­ in the law school’s Barry Moot plished by killing the murderer ried and starting a family did Courtroom. in return. By organizing the she begin to heal, she said. Journey of Hope. MVFR aims to In 1983, Andrews became The Journey of Hope is spon­ educate the public about the involved with the community sored by Murder Victims Fami­ roblems with a society that re- corrections agency, and started lies for Reconciliation, (MVFR) r,ies on the death penalty to mediating discussions between which is an organization of punish murderers. victims and offenders Although family members of murder she admitted she had doubts at victims who oppose capital pun­ Gross was joined by Ruth An­ first. Andrews found that ishment. derson of the Victim and Of­ "peo|fte kept coming to "The purpose of this is for fender Reconciliation Program, agreements." MVFR to talk to people about who talked about her personal their concerns." said Gross. experience as the relative of a "We’d get themlvictims and A core group of MVFR mem­ murder victim. Andrews’ offenders) to talk about their bers and other abolitionists will mother was killed when Ruth needs and interests, and they spend a day tn each city talking was sixteen. The crime has almost always came up with • to people about capital punish­ never been solved. solution." said Andrews. ment. The tour will start June 4 "1 went through the typical Those "solutions," or sentenc­ in Portage. Indiana, and end in cycle that people do. I tried to ing arrangements that aim to deny It for a while. The next Indianapolis on June 20. Stops • eee JOURNEY/pegs 4 include the Indiana State Prison thing I did was get angry." said , March 26,1993 ----- INSIDE COLUMN REP Forecast for noon,Friday, March 26 FORECAST Sfcj&8s$8 Abortion numbers Partly sunny w ith Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. highs around 60. Mostly dear and cold could begin tonight with fog dropping developing late. This anti-choicer is ust about ready to grudgingly concede defeat, but I do antici­ pate some very slight consolation in the near future. o The anti-abortion L movement is licking some deep wounds: a determined pro-choicer as the new leader of our country (not to mention her husband); the FRONTS: New Yortt >erpetual Democrat-controlled Congress; and he recent calculated decision of Byron White to indirectly pass the baton to a member of the STATIONARY C 1993 Accu-Weather, >&rty that gave him his job rather than retire Tokyo >efore last January 20. WMNngton . D C But, if I may make a bold prediction, 1 foresee L 3 E l HD EZ3 E3 O £ !l <£l he number of annual abortions, which has LO cHS T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW SUNNY PT CLOUDY CLOU increased almost every year since 1973, ■ d e c lin in g in the near future. Not because I expect the country to come to its senses and see what it's doing to tomorrow’s feminists and abortionists (not to mention the potential citizenry with some redeeming social value); as TODAY AT A GLANCE j conservative I'm not privy to foundationless, idealistic reverie—liberals have the monopoly use and on higher-income Social Security recipients, deep on that. WORLD defense cuts and added money for health care and selected other programs — survived unscathed. No, abortions will decline because of two Defense minister dominates race medical breakthroughs which are blessings in TORONTO — Defense Minister Kim Campbell — with a disguise to anyone who’s interested in reducing runaway lead, tons of publicity and no heavyweight rivals STATE the fetus death toll.