Protests Not Endangering Students Abroad

IV1opday, February 24, 2003 Check THE out the Bengal Bouts page 14 The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXVII NO. 101 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Protests not endangering students abroad + Students react either ridiculing or denounc aware of any student being Bogenschild said many stu ing Bush, the protesters + No plans exist to endangered while abroad. dents have noticed a differ to tensions in flooded the streets and evacuate abroad "I have no reports of any ence between protestors ral Europe chanted wildly as the Notre one being endangered, lying against American poli Dame students and many participants although people have report cy and rallying against other Americans looked on. ed being tense," said Americans in general. By SHEILA FLYNN "There were a lot of By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER Bogenschild. "Most students are seeing News Writer Americans watching," said Associate News Editor Anastasia Gutting, director that the protestors are· not sophomore Joe Guintu, who of Notre Dame's London anti-American, but are anti TOLEDO, Spain is also spending the year in Program, said she had heard U.S. policy. Whether some As Notre Dame students in Toledo. "I didn't feel in dan Increased protests of U.S. second-hand only one report one's views are anti study abroad programs trav ger or anything." foreign policy across the of a student who was asked American are in the eye of eled across Europe Feb. 15, Junior Ali Grobe witnessed globe have caused adminis if she was American. the beholder," Bogenschild they encountered massive the march of over one mil trators of study abroad pro "A woman student had said. demonstrations protesting lion people in Rome, where· grams at Notre Dame and been approached by a man Bogenschild added that his the possibility of U.S. mili she is studying for the year, Saint Mary's to carefully who asked if she was office has no plans to suggest tary action in Iraq through and she echoed the same monitor international trans American and when she students do not take part in out major cities on the conti sentiments. portation and local security responded [that she was] the protests. nent. "We've already had a few at program sites, but there 'Canadian,' which we sug "If some protests got out of Students said the protests protests in the months that are no plans to have stu gest students use as an hand and violence was they encountered were not we have been here," Grobe dents return to the United answer to that kind of ques directed at random students, violent, but were massively said. "The marches aren't States. tion, and appeared uncom I might recommend that stu attended and vehemently necessarily anti-American, On Feb. 15, millions of pro fortable, he immediately dents not take part in them, anti-Bush. they are just pro-peace or, testors gathered at cities backed away," said Gutting. but .I don't see that now, and "It was packed," said at the very most, anti-Bush across the globe to protest Peter Checca, counselor of I would hate to give such an junior Kathryn O'Brien, who administration. I mean, we the possibility of war with the Saint Mary's Rome order [for students not to witnessed the protests in don't run around screaming Iraq, including cities where Program, said the College participate]," he said. Toledo, Spain, where she is in English, but I don't feel students are studying abroad has been sending students to At this point, there has studying for the year. "I like I am in a dangerous such as Athens, Dublin, Rome since 1970 and stu been no increase in security couldn't even walk. I had to position when I walk around London and Rome. An esti dents have been in Rome at study abroad sites push my way through every the city." mated one million people during other tense times, because of the protests. A body." Most Notre Dame students took part in marches in such as the Gulf War and the large number of security Many other Toledo stu studying on the continent London and Rome, and war in Yugoslavia. measures are already in dents were in Seville, Spain agreed that the European police in Athens used tear "In times like these, we tell place at programs in large for protests, where police feeling was, indeed, anti-war gas to control crowds who the students to stay away metropolitan areas, such as placed the number of and anti-Bush rather than broke windows and threw a from protests and places London, where there is demonstrators at 60,000 and anti-American. Many stu bomb at a newspaper's where Americans are known keyed access to the class organizers claimed at least dents said that while the offices. to congregate, keep a low room building and residence twice that amount were in majority of European resi Thomas Bogenschild, profile and go about their hall and staffed reception attendance. Sporting "No a dents are strongly against director of International business," said Checca. desks. la Guerra" stickers and wav Study Programs at Notre Although demonstrators ing a variety of banners see MARCH/page 6 Dame, said that he was not were protesting U.S. policy, see PROTESTS/page 6 WOMEN IN THE RING SMC raises tuition for third straight year to increase costs. By SARAH NESTOR "Everything needs to make Saint Mary's Editor adj us tmen ts, whether you are a business or a college," The Saint Mary's Board of Engler said. Trustees approved a 6 per However, the cost increas cent tuition increase for the es are not in r,esponse to t h i r d construction straight ..Everything needs to projects, year at its Engler said. February make adjustments, While the meeting last whether you are a busi trustees dis week. ness or a college., cussed the Tuition proposed w i l I campus increase to Melanie Engler apartments, $21,783 for Saint Mary's spokeswoman the topic was 2003-04, a tabled until $1,233 the next increase from the 2002-03 board meeting in April. amount of $20,550. In addi The trustees also approved tion, room and board costs a 1.5 percent increase in fac~ increased by 5 percent to $7, ulty and staff salaries. 289, $347 more than they Although the increase is are this year. lower than in the past. Including tuition, fees and Engler said the increase is room and board, the average tentative and could be higher total cost for 2003-2004 will depending on final enroll be $29,072. The average ment numbers. 2002-2003 total was $27, However, Engler said that 492. Saint Mary's employees are Saint Mary's spokeswoman secure in their jobs and that Melanie Engler attributed there will be zero layoffs. the cost increase to height .. The College is committed ened insurance and pension to its faculty and staff," costs in addition to a lower Engler said. LISA VEL TE!The Observer projected enrollment. The Sara Sweeney, left and Kim Dunn fought It out In the ring Sunday. This Is the first year that slow economy was also a fac Contact Sarah Nestor at the women have boxed publicly during the quarterfinals of the Bengal Bouts. tor in the trustees' decision [email protected] page 2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Monday, February 24, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS Keepil).g NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS pac~ yv1fh Notre Dame Iraqis delay Gas prices at Reconsidering Bring in the Winning recognizes final decision near record slavery spring streak tu1t1on disability on banned levels fashions extended to 4 Saint Mary's and Notre Dame Board of awareness missiles as Irish sweep Trustees have once again approved tuition week Lakers increases, thereby passing the College and Columnist Maite University's oosts onto students. However, this Gas prices rose 7 Find out what is Iraq has yet to Uranga encounters Notre Dame The Center for cents per gallon hot and what is not is not an uncommon make a decision on hockey extended phenomenon in the Sarah Nestor Social Concerns , over the past two slav~ry in the for .both women in a U.N. order that it African nation of its winning streak State of Indiana, or along with other weeks pushing men for the upcom destroy its Al Mauritania, and moved into a even across the Saint Mary's campus organiza pump prices to ing 2003 spring sea Samoud 2 missile through her host tie for fifth place in tions, is sponsoring near record highs. son. nation. Indiana Editor program. the CCHA with its University, Purdue a week of disability Prices are the high family and village friends. wins over Lake University and Ball awareness events. est they have been Superior State State have all approved tuition increase; for in almost two Friday and next year. years. Saturday. A mam component leading to the approval of tuition increase; is the unprecedented high er education cuts that states, such as Indiana page 6 page 5 page 7 page 11 page 12 page 22 have approved. Because of state budget deficits there have been maJor cuts to in the amount of aid colleges receive, which are then passed on to students. According to The WHAT'S GOING DOWN Indianapolis Star in the past two years Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon has cut $228 million in Student pick-pocketed state aid to collegffi, in an attempt to reduce A student reported the theft of money from her Indiana's $850 million deficit Currently 49 coat pocket in LaFortune.

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