Faculty Forum Shows Division on Big Ten Bi

■ Critics review “At First Sight” and “Varsity ■ Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcolns 34-19 to Blues.” w in Superbowl XXXI11. Monday FEBRUARY 1, Scene* 10-11 Sports* 13 1999 O B SER V ER The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s VOL XXXII NO. 79 W W W .ND.EDU/~OBSERVER Faculty forum shows division on Big Ten By TIM LOGAN “We can only gain by being asso ly, it would come back to our I tie - against joining the Big Ten,” he that added 150 new faculty Associate News Editor ciated with these programs.” ulty.” said, pointing to the nature of members as evidence of his A number of the nation's top However, this focus on gradu Noire Dame as a teaching insti group’s commitment to teaching. Discord and disagreement graduate programs are members ate studios and research has tution. “The opportunity to intor- While Detlefsen spoke on characterized Friday's Faculty of the CIC and many benefits of some people concerned behalf of the Faculty Senate forum on the Big Ten, at CIC membership lie in the oppor that Notre Dame’s under Senate, a number of which a wide range of panelists tunities for graduate studies and graduate program may professors present CAN TELL YOU THAT and audience members weighed research, according to propo suffer if the University expressed concern that the merits of Notre Dame’s nents. It is suggested that these* joins the CIC and faculty ‘I THE UNDERGRADUATE the Senate, which voted potential alliance with the athlet potential improvements could become more involved in STUDENT BODY IS AGAINST 25-4 in D ecem ber to ic conference and its academic help to recruit better faculty, as research. support negotiations arm, the Committee on well. “We want to make sure j o i n i n g t h e B ig T e n .’ with the CIC, did not Institutional Cooperation. “It would immediately improve that the undergraduate make enough of an While the panelists touched on our profile among graduate and program remains strong,” effort to determine fac a variety of issues, the propo research institutions,” said Tony said Elizabeth Toomey, ulty opinion on the mat nents of the alliance listed poten Hyder, associate vice president president of the Alumni P e t e r Ce s a r o ter. tial academic benefits, while for Graduate Studies. “But it Association. She indicated STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT “I think if our faculty those in opposition that alumni who had been consulted, we largely spoke of Notre had contacted her would have found a Dame’s institutional were strongly opposed to act with faculty members is an E CAN ONLY GAIN consensus that the notion of identity as an indepen Big Ten membership. essential part of the Notre Dame Notre Dame joining the Big Ten dent, national, under- BY BEING ASSOCI Another group which experience. This experience is is a bad idea whose time has not graduate-lbcused uni ATED WITH THESE PRO has voiced nearly over what gives Notre Dame its yet come," said Walter Nicgorski, versity. whelming disapproval of national reputation.” professor of liberal studies and “In terms of academ GRAMS.’ the move is the under Michael Dellefsen, chair of the government. ic quality, the CIC is graduate student body, Faculty Senate, expressed hope While debate focused on the unqualifiedly better which was represented that this interpersonal com- academic and identity issues at than the Big Fast M a r k R o a m on the panel by student muncation would not be changed stake, there was also discussion (Notre Dame’s current DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OE A R T S AND LETTERS body president Peter by CIC membership. He proposed of athletics and finances, and athletic conference],” " Cesaro. requiring all faculty to teach how both would be impacted by said Mark Roche, dean “I can toll you that the undergraduates and pointed to a Big Ten membership. of the College of Arts and .otters, wouldn’t be a quick fix; ultimate undergraduate student hotly is recent Faculty Senate resolution see SENATE / page' D e c i s i o n s London Joining i Adding Black history Editor's Note: On Fri., Feb. 5, the Board o f Trustees will meet in London to discuss, among other issues, Notre Dame's position on g ! joining the Big Ten and the possibility o f adding the protection o f month valuable Bi Sen sexual orientation to the University’s non-discrimination clause. Throughout the days leading to that meeting, The Observer will C01 feflCE take a comprehensive look at the history and people behind these to University two issues as well as possible ramifications o f decisions that them m The Big Ten board might deliver. Sexual Orientation By MAUREEN SMITHE News Writer Academics could fuel Big Ten fire In 1920 — the year of Martin Luther King’s birth — Carter Woodson, the son of former slaves, realized that American high schools were com By CHRISTINE KRALY the University. institutions, hut obtaining hooks pletely neglecting to teach the history of blacks. Assistant News Editor Notre Dame is currently con often takes weeks. Membership in Discouraged yet deter nected through the electronic the CIC would cut that lime to mined, Woodson worked for Questions concerning the Big library catalogue UNLOC which days, which would be especially recognition of African- Ten will be answered and the fate allows students to access volumes beneficial for graduate students, Americans’ contributions to of Notre Dame’s independence from Hesburgh Library, as well as who tend to utilize this option the national culture. The will be decided when the Board of from Saint Mary’s, Bethel College more than undergraduates. fruit of his efforts can be Trustees meets in London this and Holy Cross College. Through Students may question this seen today as Black History Friday. Even when questions are membership in the CIC, this elec advantage if they don’t even know Month kicks off once again. answered, though, many students tronic system could be greatly other libraries’ volumes are avail “It's a chance to get.to could be left wondering how able to them. For those stu know black history,” sopho Iris Outlaw this will affect them acade dents who don’t find books more Zesha Holyfield said. mically. (R ACADEMIC REASONS, from other schools, this “The history books don’t have us in there, and we Membership in the Big may not seem like much of were a part of building this country.” DON’T THINK IT [MEM Ten would allow Notre positive force in joining the Notre Dame will celebrate throughout the next Dame membership in the BERSHIP] WOULD HURT Big Ten. four weeks with programs and displays through Conference on Institutional “As stu d e n ts, we d o n ’t out the campus. Iris Outlaw, director of the Office N o t r e D a m e .’ C ooperation |C1C], w hich value getting a book faster of Multicultural Student Affairs, stressed her includes 11 Big Ten univer if by joining the Big Ten we department’s role in planning the events. sities, as well as the can’t talk to our lecher A va P r e a c h e r “The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs nor University of Chicago and about it,” said freshman mally has done the majority of programming dur ASSISTANT DEAN - COLLEGE OE A R T S AND LETTERS the University of Illinois at Michael Hannon, who ing Black History Month,” Outlaw said. “Certain Chicago. The CIC offers a expressed concern regard circumstances — racial incidents on campus — number of academic oppor ing how an expanded grad- forced the University to be more sensitive. The tunities which many of the faculty enhanced. uate program would affect the school is trying to make the campus more encom find appealing. As reported in the Faculty quality of undergraduate educa passing in celebration through displays through "For academic reasons, I don't Senate’s Fall 1998 report, mem tion. out the campus.” One such display at the think it [membership] would hurt bership in the CIC would make it According to the Faculty Hesburgh Library recognizes blacks in the clergy. Notre Dame," said Ava Preacher, possible for us to immediately Senate’s report, the CIC currently Many people, including Outlaw, feel that one assistant dean of the College of access the electronic catalogues of produces 15-20 percent of all month is not adequate time to celebrate African- Arts and Letters. Preacher noted the institutions in the CIC. Ph.D.s in the United Stales. This, American contributions. that the library resources, espe The Univerisity presently has cially, would be a great benefit to access to the libraries of the CIC BIG TEN / page - see HISTORY/page 4 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Monday, February 1, 1999 In s i d e C o l u m n Don’t blame O O utside the Dome X I Compiled from U-Wire reports the rich Administrators defend affirmative action in admissions I have to admit that the ideological debate NEW YORK, N.Y admissions policies and possibly file a surrounding the rich and poor, specifically One day after the Center for lawsuit against the school. regarding Catholic teaching, interests me Individual Rights (CIR) launched its The law in question was established tremendously. nationwide campaign against the use by a 1978 Supreme Court decision Although not the most of affirmative action in college admis which found the use of racial quotas in prominent debate on Dustin Ferrell sions procedures, Columbia officials the admissions process to be illegal.

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