Notre Dame Scholastic, Vol. 127, No. 13
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Power or Guidance? The Role of the R.A.· contents--------~-------------------------------------. editoriaI--------------------------------------. Editor-in-Chief James F. Basile SCHOLASTIC April 19, 1986 General Manager Maher A. Mouasher Volume 127 Number 13 Design Editor Alex Peltzer Managing Editor Matthew H. Bradley Next year Notre Dame begins a new era in its history. After 34 years of ser Production Manager Barbara Blanchette FEATURES vice, Fr. Hesburgh will finish his last term as president. Under his guidance Notre Dame has grown and diversified, moving beyond the provincial Catholic college it Administration 2/No Respect I by J.A. Mackay once was. When Hesburgh took office in 1952, Notre Dame had no lay board of Pete Cespedes/Advertising , I trustees, no female students and the University's academic reputation was Mike Hoffman/ Asst. Gen. Manager 5/This is Exactly What I Wanted overshadowed by its football team. Fr. Hesburgh's tenure changed all that, placing John Zufelt/Circulation by Gretchen Pichler Notre Dame in the forefront of American higher education. We believe that the Editorial selection of our next president should reflect the beneficial growth and change 8/A Hidden Treasure that the Hesburgh years have brought. Pete Butler/Copy by Sean Matthews Currently, only Holy Cross priests of the Indiana province are eligible to John Dettling/Sports Mary Dolan/Departments 9/Creating On Campus become president of Notre Dame. This is a requirement that the University has by John Affleck outgrown. While the spiritual and pastoral role of the C.S.C is undeniably essential Mary Hartney/Student Life • to the life of Notre Dame and its students, limiting presidential candidates to Ted Kelleher/Nat. Affairs 12/An Issue of Censorship members of the order is discriminatory and detrimental to the best interests of the Jim McGarry/Copy by Eileen Ridley University. Jean O'Bryan/Art 15/An Issue of Ownership Running Notre Dame i~ now an immense undertaking. Financially and Layout by Francis T. Cafarelli, C.S.C. academically, the University has expanded and improved. For this reason our next president should be chosen on the basis of character and competence, not collar. It Tim Adams • Jim Doerfler 19/The Culmination of a Dream is impractical to limit our list of candidates to the 363 Holy Cross priests in the by Barb Blanchette Indiana province when so many committed, qualified persons are available. While Julie Oxler any president must be dedicated to the Catholic mission of the University, priests Sue Serrato 20/The Game of Life are not the only people who can fit this requirement. Art & Photography by Bill Krais . Notre Dame claims to be ·an open' Catholic community, yet its charter Paul McLean/Cover Design 25/ND's Having a Ball excludes the vast majority of the population from leadership positions. Laymen are Ted Faye by Michael Mazza and Mary Ellen Mileski disqualified by their life choices, women by birth. The present organization John Murillo reflects an archaic system of Church hierarchy and exemplifies the current conflict Jan Neruda 26/Cash Management 101 in the Church between clericalism and universalism. Notre Dame must decide if a Mychal Schulz by Ginny Blissert Catholic community is for all of its citizens or just for those who take up a voca The opinions expressed in SCHOLASTIC are 28/Back to the Future tion. It is unrealistic and unfair to assume that only a priest possesses the neces those of the authors and editors of SCHOLASTIC by Mary Hess . sary qualities to run a Catholic university. Notre Dame must overcome this cleri and do not necessarily represent the opinions of cal philosophy in the selection of its next president. the entire editorial board of SCHOLASTIC or the University of Notre Dame, its administration, DEPARTMENTS faculty, or student body. Editorials, unless other 4/0n Other Campuses wise indicated, represent the opinion of the majority of the editorial board. by Paul Aiello SCHOLASTIC is represented for national 16/Coming Distractions advertising by CASS student advertising, Inc. Compiled by Karen Dettling Published bi-weekly during the school year except during vacation and examination periods, SCHO 1S/Restaurants: Superlatives -SCHOLASTIC LASTIC is printed at The Papers Inc. Milford, IN 46542. The subscription rate is $18.75 a year and by John Markey back issues are available from SCHOLASTIC. Please address all manuscripts to SCHOLASTIC, 24/Music: Some Music to Consider Notre Dame, IN 46556. All unsolicited material by Todd Waffner bec~mes the property of SCHOLASTIC. Copy right ® 1986 SCHOLASTIC. All rights reserved. 30/Books: The Destiny of the Big Brain None of the contents may be reproduced without by Pat Manson permission. 32/Final Word: Mixed Blessings by Michelle Tripeny contents--------~-------------------------------------. editoriaI--------------------------------------. Editor-in-Chief James F. Basile SCHOLASTIC April 19, 1986 General Manager Maher A. Mouasher Volume 127 Number 13 Design Editor Alex Peltzer Managing Editor Matthew H. Bradley Next year Notre Dame begins a new era in its history. After 34 years of ser Production Manager Barbara Blanchette FEATURES vice, Fr. Hesburgh will finish his last term as president. Under his guidance Notre Dame has grown and diversified, moving beyond the provincial Catholic college it Administration 2/No Respect I by J.A. Mackay once was. When Hesburgh took office in 1952, Notre Dame had no lay board of Pete Cespedes/Advertising , I trustees, no female students and the University's academic reputation was Mike Hoffman/ Asst. Gen. Manager 5/This is Exactly What I Wanted overshadowed by its football team. Fr. Hesburgh's tenure changed all that, placing John Zufelt/Circulation by Gretchen Pichler Notre Dame in the forefront of American higher education. We believe that the Editorial selection of our next president should reflect the beneficial growth and change 8/A Hidden Treasure that the Hesburgh years have brought. Pete Butler/Copy by Sean Matthews Currently, only Holy Cross priests of the Indiana province are eligible to John Dettling/Sports Mary Dolan/Departments 9/Creating On Campus become president of Notre Dame. This is a requirement that the University has by John Affleck outgrown. While the spiritual and pastoral role of the C.S.C is undeniably essential Mary Hartney/Student Life • to the life of Notre Dame and its students, limiting presidential candidates to Ted Kelleher/Nat. Affairs 12/An Issue of Censorship members of the order is discriminatory and detrimental to the best interests of the Jim McGarry/Copy by Eileen Ridley University. Jean O'Bryan/Art 15/An Issue of Ownership Running Notre Dame i~ now an immense undertaking. Financially and Layout by Francis T. Cafarelli, C.S.C. academically, the University has expanded and improved. For this reason our next president should be chosen on the basis of character and competence, not collar. It Tim Adams • Jim Doerfler 19/The Culmination of a Dream is impractical to limit our list of candidates to the 363 Holy Cross priests in the by Barb Blanchette Indiana province when so many committed, qualified persons are available. While Julie Oxler any president must be dedicated to the Catholic mission of the University, priests Sue Serrato 20/The Game of Life are not the only people who can fit this requirement. Art & Photography by Bill Krais . Notre Dame claims to be ·an open' Catholic community, yet its charter Paul McLean/Cover Design 25/ND's Having a Ball excludes the vast majority of the population from leadership positions. Laymen are Ted Faye by Michael Mazza and Mary Ellen Mileski disqualified by their life choices, women by birth. The present organization John Murillo reflects an archaic system of Church hierarchy and exemplifies the current conflict Jan Neruda 26/Cash Management 101 in the Church between clericalism and universalism. Notre Dame must decide if a Mychal Schulz by Ginny Blissert Catholic community is for all of its citizens or just for those who take up a voca The opinions expressed in SCHOLASTIC are 28/Back to the Future tion. It is unrealistic and unfair to assume that only a priest possesses the neces those of the authors and editors of SCHOLASTIC by Mary Hess . sary qualities to run a Catholic university. Notre Dame must overcome this cleri and do not necessarily represent the opinions of cal philosophy in the selection of its next president. the entire editorial board of SCHOLASTIC or the University of Notre Dame, its administration, DEPARTMENTS faculty, or student body. Editorials, unless other 4/0n Other Campuses wise indicated, represent the opinion of the majority of the editorial board. by Paul Aiello SCHOLASTIC is represented for national 16/Coming Distractions advertising by CASS student advertising, Inc. Compiled by Karen Dettling Published bi-weekly during the school year except during vacation and examination periods, SCHO 1S/Restaurants: Superlatives -SCHOLASTIC LASTIC is printed at The Papers Inc. Milford, IN 46542. The subscription rate is $18.75 a year and by John Markey back issues are available from SCHOLASTIC. Please address all manuscripts to SCHOLASTIC, 24/Music: Some Music to Consider Notre Dame, IN 46556. All unsolicited material by Todd Waffner bec~mes the property of SCHOLASTIC. Copy right ® 1986 SCHOLASTIC. All rights reserved. 30/Books: The Destiny of the Big Brain None of the contents may be reproduced without by Pat Manson permission. 32/Final Word: Mixed Blessings by Michelle Tripeny RA in Breen-Phillips, she has may be a revelation to some people, being excellent RA's. Father Carey learned that a hall benefits most but last semester, Dillon maintained chuckled, repeating a student's from varying personalities since the highest gradepoint average on comment, " 'Big R~d's been good "Totally different personalities to me and I want to ,be good to Big bring a little variety so that each campus and probably had a great Red.' " RA can effectively assume a role in time doing it (or not doing it).