Pro-Alliance Rally Protests Deferment by LORI ALLEN About 30 Students and Facul Members of the Alliance
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------------~~-- ~ Monday, April21, 1997 • Vol. XXX No. 129 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Pro-Alliance rally protests deferment By LORI ALLEN About 30 students and facul members of The Alliance. form their decision after care Saint Mary's Editor ty members participated in the "It makes me really proud of ful research. I support BOG's rally. Saint Mary's to see the stu decision both on the grounds The Alliance of Lesbian, While some supporters qui dents and professors come out that they are the student rep Bisexual. Straight and etly chatted, other students at to stand up for what they resentatives and because I Questioning Women of Saint the gathering played bongos believe in," Le Mans junior personally support The Mary's College has been and laughed as they organized Shannon Crunk said while ral- Alliance," said Rosalind Clark, through more in its two a march lying. chair of the English depart months of existence than any around cam- Faculty ment. Clark was one of several other group on campus. pus that members, professors who came out to Characteristic of its roller ended in a 'Jt makes me really seizing the support the rally on Friday. coaster semester, The Alliance procession proud of Saint opportunity Clark is planning on propos staged a rally outside of Le through the Mary's to see the stu to express ing a resolution at the faculty Mans Hall on Friday afternoon lobby of Le their views assembly meeting Wednesday to show its support for the Mans Hall. dents and professors on The to accept BOG's decision on Board of Governance (BOG) "We are come out to stand up Alliance The Alliance. and the student voice that it out here decision, "I hope that President represents. today to for what they believe appeared Hickey will make a decision Alliance members as well as show support in.' pleased with while students are still on several other students and fac for BOG's Shannon Crunk the gather- campus, and that the rationale ulty members donned blue rib decision ing and anx- for that decision be articulated bons and signed a petition to which repre- ious to show clearly and convincingly," said demonstrate their frustration sents the stu- their sup- Joe Incandela, chair of the with College President William dent voice in the loudest, most port. religious studies department Hickey's decision to defer offi positive way that we know "It's very important that the The Observer/Rachel Sederberg how," commented Poogie president support the decision Friday's rally drew a mix of students and cial club recognition of The see RALLY I page 4 faculty. Alliance. Sherer, one of the founding of BOG. They worked hard to Officials gather Saferide participarits express satisfaction By MATTHEW LOUGHRAN pickup. We just want to be part of the for dedication of Assistant News Editor Saferide experience." "That is part of the fun of driving," Chants of "we love Saferide," and said Mark Higgins, student body sec Habitat house "here we go Saferide, here we go," fill retary and veteran Saferide volunteer. the air when the white van appears at "The students react so well to you, By DAVID FREDDOSO an off-campus location to pick up stu and it is a good time." News Writer dents. Saferide depends on up to seven Despite being plagued by recently volunteers to keep it running on every A beautiful Sunday afternoon provided publicized problems with the vans, Friday and Saturday night. One per the backdrop for the dedication of the lat which the Center for Social Concerns son sits at a dispatch desk in the back est house completed by the Notre Dame donates to the program, Saferide has The Observer/Matt Loughran of the student government office. Two Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Father enjoyed widespread popularity with Nearly 200 students took advantage of more volunteers drive the early shift Edward Malloy was present to perform the students that it serves. It has Saferide's worry-free service this weekend. in one van. The final four volunteers the blessing of the house at 1125 Bissel grown so popular that, on Saturday, van at Campus View Apartments make up the late shift of drivers after Street. just a few blocks south of campus. three residents of Turtle Creek (which are within one block of each 12:30 p.m., when another van is Condominiums climbed aboard the other,) saying, ''Take us to your next see HABITAT I page 4 see RIDE I page 8 Dawgie paddling •.. Schroeder talk brings ortunately for the soaked participants, F Saturday's running of the Eleventh Annual Fisher family values to SMC Regatta enjoyed fair weather. By MAUREEN HURLEY "Only ten percent of our Alumni Hall beat two-time Assistant Managing Editor families look like a Norman defending champion Rockwell painting. In Morrissey Manor in the quarterfinals and sailed to Long before former Vice Congress, only ten percent the title from there. Their President Dan Quayle's don't look like that~ it's boat, "Dawg E. Style," won infamous speech on family the reverse of society." despite last minute alter values, Pat Schroeder After citing examples of ations. brought the debate on the corporate culture diminish Officials were alerted state of the American family ing the importance of family Friday that Alumni's boat to Capitol Hill. on society, Schroeder said, was five feet over the ''I've spent my whole life "We have three choices regatta's length limit. The trying to deal with family right now: we can throw up extraneous footage had to be sawed off before the issues," she said. "For a our hands, wring our Dawgs rowed to victory. long time, those concerns hands, or roll up our In the women's competi didn't resonate in sleeves and get to work." tion, "Always on Top," one Washington." That work is necessary, of Walsh's three entries, Schroeder, a former 12- as the policy-making proved victorious. Lewis term Democratic House process hits road blocks took second with "Six Dips representative from throughout the implementa and a Chicken McNugget." Colorado, made a stop at tion process. "I've passed a Saint Mary's College lot of bills, and there's a Saturday as a part of her whole range of innovative national "Great American things America is doing to Family Tour." Citing the help American families. American family as "an But businesses need to endangered species in the embrace them," she said. 1990s," Schroeder empha "We need to figure out how sized the need for a resur to relieve the stress on our gence of the family unit as a young families, and make priority in society. the workplace more family "There are no more tradi friendly." tional family styles. Programs such as better Politicians don't understand child care and more care how far the family has for the elderly are neces moved, and how crucial sary for starters, she said, their needs are," Schroeder noting her experience as said of her constituents on the driving force behind the the Hill. see VALUES I page 8 page 2 The Observer· INSIDE Monday, April 21, 1997 • INSIDE COLUMN • Woru.o AT A GLANCE Always make Zaire's dark economy brightened by ordinary life WALIKALE, Zaire The problem with Zaire isn't When the equatorial sun sears the Zairians in general, it's their titne for insects to silence, men idled by the leaders, said Tcheke Kahubi destroyed economy take refuge in a ! .> Shemususe, a civilian repre- cool, crumbling building to share /'~i;;··it<,',..''--.. sentative of the rebels. their dreams for Zaire. - •. "In the past, people were friends They dream of the day whenzzl:s:_..' forced to do whatever their President Mobutu Sese Seko is part lW:]U:I?J;_ ··---- . • boss said, whether it was right Well, the academic of history, and they can start to ·, ' or wrong. They were condi- year is coming to the Nora Meany Saint Mary's Accent Editor revitalize their country. ZAIRE tioned to accept corruption, end. To us in the "We need a total change - soci- thievery, criminality," Kahubi ND/SMC community, etal, economic and cultural," said said. this month is frought with frantic graduation Nathanael Nkuba Irumbo. The deterioration of the planning and cramming for the inevitable In Africa's geographic center, country's roads, schools and finals. Many of us will be leaving South Bend where rulers have been so cruel, economy is bad, but corrup- to pursue more enlightening paths, leaving life is brightened by ordinary tion is worse, he said. behind friends and family. Zairians like Nkuba who possess "Our aim must be to change How many of us will keep in touch with good shares of ambition and laugh- the mentality of the people, so everybody they promise to? ter and courage. that we can change the coun- The reason I ask this question? I have made They have survived the colonial 1.a.............................................................................. L .............................................................. r. .................. .J try," Kahubi said. the same promise to many people in my life. rule of the Belgians, an era of AP Nkuba, a slight man in his "Sure, I'll write you soon. We've gotta stay in exploitation and greed cataloged in late 40s, is like many Zairians touch." Camp friends from grade school. High the Joseph Conrad novel "Heart of Darkness." who have no work because Mobutu has run the econo- school friends and acquaintances. Friends Now they hope rebels who have seized nearly half of my into the ground. f~m Ireland. An elite bunch of people that I Zaire in seven months will forever rid them of Mobutu.