Divided CLC Vote Defeats NDLGS Resolution
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Tuesday, October 29, 1996 • Vol. XXX No. 41 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S • CAMPus l!FE Com~cn. Divided CLC vote defeats NDLGS resolution By MATTHEW LOUGHRAN 22 years old that voted against ment by the Standing Council debate centered cial coordinator of the CLC and Assistant News Editor it," Bigelow elaborated. Committee, created in O'Hara's around the necessity of such a sponsor of the resolution. "but Seven of the eight student response to last spring's AdHoc report and the importance of it takes away from the original In a divided vote that CLC representatives present voted Committee report. the Standing Committee in both intent which was simply to pro Student Senate Representative for the resolution, while six fac Many representatives ques assessing the progress of vide Professor O'Hara with a: Shane Bigelow said "may signal ulty and staff representatives tioned the logic of asking NDLGS and making that assess time frame for the report that possible problems for the voted against and two Professor O'Hara to assess a ment public. she said she would eventually future." the Campus Life abstained. The split tally ulti group which she created. "The Standing Committee and give." Council defeated a resolution mately fell short of the two "When you put together a their dialogue are the key A friendly amendment to regarding the University group thirds majority needed. group, it doesn't make much issues here," asserted Sister Mcinerney's resolution pro Notre Dame Lesbian and Gay The defeated resolution had sense to ask you to be the one Mary Jane Griffin, Howard posed moments before the vote Students (NDLGS). called for Vice President of that makes an objective judge Hall's rector. "They are really changed its purpose from solely "I noticed that there is a defi Student Affairs Patricia O'Hara ment as to its progress," said the most important group to providing a time frame to ask nite split in the vote between to present a report every Ava Preacher, associate dean of pay attention to." ing for a specific report from the students who voted for the semester on the group's the College of Arts and Letters "This debate is really good," resolution and everyone above progress including an assess- and CLC faculty representative. offered Ryan Mcinerney, judi- see VOTE I page 4 Gentlemen, start your engin-es Congressman anticipates Automotive engineers raced into their first campus speech By LORI ALLEN competitive season Saint Mary's News Editor By MARILYN ALIOTO Congressman Tim Roemer of News Writer Indiana's Third District will speak tonight at Saint Mary's College in The Notre Dame Society of Automotive Carroll Auditorium at 6 p.m. Engineers (SAE), under Dr. Michael Roemer, who Stanisic. completed its first mini baja obtained his vehide competition in Milwaukee this Masters and PhD in past summer. Although the nationwide International event is three years old, this summer Relations from the marked the first entry by a University University of Notre team. Dame, will speak Notre Dame finished 54th out of 65 on his experiences teams in the overall event, but received in politics and how a tenth place finish in the accelerated they have influ event. Competition included both stand enced him to run by rivals like University of Michigan and Observer File Photo for office. The former professor who Florida State, as well as more exotic Powered by an eight horsepower engine, SAE members built their car to exacting taught at American University is look teams arriving from countries as far as specifications for last summer's race. ing forward to the speech. Brazil. Corporation and local SAE divisions are team member Chad Brandengurg (SAE). ''I'm very excited about the chance The competition challenged teams to two main sponsors for the event," "It is a tremendous first-hand learning to talk to the students of Saint Mary's construct the smallest, functional, one Dell'Osso said. experience." College and the University of Notre passenger, ofT-road vehicle within a list Although the start up cost is about SAE currently has fifty members, most Dame. Young people in college today of guidelines. The final design was seven thousand dollars for materials of whom are mechanical engineers, are our nation's best and brightest as actually one of five original projects the and labor expenses, it usually decreases although membership is open to all con we move into the 21st century," said automotive engineers produced, ace after the first year because many parts centrations. "It is a great opportunity to Roemer. "I often get my best feed cording to team member Renato are reusable. "The project is recycled get to know your major," Brandenburg back from students." Dell'Osso. every two years and the team is already added. The event is being sponsored by the Students are involved in every aspect beginning to work on the car for next This summer's race will be held in Student Academic Council who have of development from the concept and year," Dell'Osso said. Dayton, Ohio. Those interested in arraigned a question-and-answer design to the actual manufacturing, The group works throughout the becoming members of the Notre Dame series immediately following repairing, and driving of the vehicle. school year preparing and testing the team are encouraged to call Renato Roemer's speech. Obtaining funds was a similar group new vehicle for the summer's race. Dell'Osso at 634-1758. "Roemer will not be campaigning or responsibility. "The Chrysler "We learned a lot this year," said see ROEMER I page 4 Maynooth' program mixes students with true Irish Editor's note: This is the first being a Saint Mary's alumna over 100 faculty members and an experience I never could've in a three-part series focusing and Irish native, McCarthy more than 4,000 students. got at Notre Dame." on Saint Mary's and Notre anxiously agreed. This year, 16 Saint Mary's One of Boland's close friends Dame students studying in "My parents sent me to Saint "st.Across students and nine Notre Dame also studies in Ireland, but is Ireland. Funding for Caroline Mary's in America because students are taking advantage one of five independent Notre Blum's trip to Ireland was pro they were afraid my brother 'Wthe Sea of the program. Dame students studying at the vided by the Saint Mary's was losing his faith," she l of 3 Although designed for sopho nearby Trinity University. Board of Governance. remembered. "But I enjoyed mores, five of the participants This puts Boland in a favor my time at the College, which McCarthy said. "They take the are juniors. Regardless of their able position to compare the By CAROLINE BLUM was why I was excited to start classes with Irish students, and class, all students live in five two approaches to Irish stud Saint Mary's Editor a program with Saint Mary's are encouraged to join the col bedroom apartment flats with ies. that would bring students over lege's societies and clubs." Irish students as well as ''I'm so glad I came to MAYNOOTH, Ireland to Ireland." St. Patrick's College, often Americans. Maynooth instead," Boland In 1977. Peggy McCarthy was Nineteen years later, referred to as Maynooth Notre Dame students Nick said. "This program allows us teaching English at St. McCarthy still works as the College, was founded in 1795 Becker and Mike Boland, the to make friends with the Irish Patrick's College in Maynooth, advisor for the Ireland when the British king allowed only males on the program, live students and to travel. At Ireland, when she received a Program. its construction as the Emerald with three Irish students and Trinity, students are so struc phone call from Saint Mary's Each year, she helps the 25 Isle's first Catholic college. feel the experience has given tured that they never really get College. students selected from Notre Located just 14 miles west of them a world of opportunities. to experience all of the won The caller asked if McCarthy Dame and Saint. Mary's to Dublin, the institution evolved "Living with people different ders of Ireland." would oversee a program that adapt to a new lifestyle _in into one of the world's largest than the typical Notre Dame But because Maynooth's would allow Saint Mary's and Maynooth. seminaries, and in 1910 it was student has done a lot for me," studies are conducted in years Notre Dame students to study "The whole essence of this recognized as the- National Boland said. "It's fun to see the rather than semesters, the pro- at St. Patrick's for a year. With program is for students to University of Ireland. different ways in which people the nearly ideal background of experience Irish student life," Today, St. Patrick's boasts live and view the world. That's see IRELAND I page 4 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Tuesday, October 29, 1996 • INSIDE COLUMN • WORLD AT A GLANCE Weare Tutsi, Hutu clashes cause refugee exodus to Zaire CYANGUGU, • Refugee spilled over into Rwanda Kibumba Zaire, now home to Tutsi rebels traded many of the NOT dating! mortar and small- refugees. There have been arms fire with U.N. officials say numerous campus issues Zairian troops in the developing situa- addressed so far this eastern Zaire, as tion in eastern Zaire semester. among them 500,000 refugees could rival the toilet flushing. fan apathy, fled the fighting and 0 humanitarian disas- and drinking-in all its warehouses of U.N.