University Faces Lawsuit from Injured Football Fan

M ust-See TV? Drink and be merry? Scene takes a look at the downfalls In Focus examines the bar scene in South Bend Wednesday of NBC's fa ll Thursday night line-up. after student arrests at bars like Bridget page 10 McGuire’s and Irish Connection. SEPTEMBER29, page 3-4 1999 O BSERVER The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint M ary’s VOL XXXIII NO. 26 h t t p ://OBSERVER.ND.EDU University faces lawsuit from injured football fan Associated Press Letitia Hayden from the “Notre Dame well a souvenir. Notre Dame contended that criminal acts of a third party. understands and benefits Hayden and her husband, the action of the person who INDIANAPOLIS The appeals court said W illiam, were sitting behind injured Hayden was unfore A woman injured by some Notre Dame should have from the enthusiasm of the goal post in the south seeable and it therefore one lunging for a ball in the foreseen that injury would the fans of its end zone Sept. 16, 1995, owed no duty to anticipate it stands during a Notre Damn likely result from people football game. ” when one of the teams and protect her. football game can proceed lunging for footballs in the kicked a football toward the The appeals court said with her lawsuit against the stands and taken reasonable goal. there was evidence of many University, the Indiana Court steps to prevent it. Hayden is Indiana Court of Appeals Several people lunged for prior incidents in which peo of Appeals ruled Tuesday. seeking unspecified dam the ball and one of them ple were jostled or injured by The decision reversed a ages. struck Hayden from behind, fans trying to retrieve balls. mous ruling said. “It is just lower court ruling that dis “Notre Dame well under fracturing her left shoulder Notre Dame lawyers such enthusiasm that drives missed the lawsuit on stands and benefits from the and collarbone. She sued the William Ho ye and Jill some spectators to attempt to grounds that Notre Dame did enthusiasm of the fans of its University for failing to exer Bodensteiner weren’t avail retrieve a football to keep as not owe a duty to protect football game,” the unani- cise cafe to protect her. able for comment. Coll: Women play Panel discusses pregnancy options vital role in Church By KATE WALTER News Writer might have desired to be By ERIN PIROUTEK ordained became theolo Panelists provided informa News Writer gians. “You have only to tion on options available to look at the women in the pregnant students at Notre There is no critical issue Department of Theology to Dame, which can help comfort of the Church which is not see what advances have expectant mothers and lessen a critical issue for women, been made.” the overwhelming feeling of said Sister Regina Coll in The Notre Dame Study im possibility that exists for h e r on Parishes found that the many of them. T u e s - vast majority of the min Aiming to dispel the various day lec- istry is done by women, perceptions surrounding preg tiire, Coll explained. “The peo nancy at Notre Dame and fos “Wo ple who conduct RC1A, the ter better communication rn e n people who are leaders of about on-campus support cen and the Bible study, the people ters available for expectant C atholic who visit the handicapped mothers, student groups Jus Chur are overwhelmingly Vitae, Feminists for Life and ch ,” women,” she said. ND/SMC Right to Life spon Coll Coll Despite contributions sored a discussion Tuesday. d i s - women are making to “When a woman finds out cussed the Church’s defin parishes, they do not that she’s pregnant, she often ition of women, the lack of receive the financial sup considers it an overwhelming recognition of women’s port for education that task and something that she contributions to the male seminarians receive cannot handle,” said Sister Church and the exclusion from parishes and dioce Mary Louise Gude, assistant of women from ordination. ses, she said. vice president for Student “Through the centuries, Coll also discussed the A ffa irs. women have been defined exclusion of women from The program featured a by what they do and don’t ordination. panel that included junior do with their bodies.” said “It comes from the first Lynette Vargas, a student Coll, citing the categories two issues — seeing mother, and representatives of female saints: virgin, women only as bodies and from six campus facilities that martyr, widow and nei failing to see women’s offer support for pregnant stu ther virgin or martyr. She spiritual and theological dents including Student also c ite d c o n tr ib u - Affairs, University Health the pope’s lions,” Services, the University definition “It is an unintended she said. Counseling Center, rectors, o f m a te r “ S c r ip Campus Ministry and the off- blessing, perhaps, that n ity and ture alone campus Women’s Care Center. v i r g i n i t y women were not is n o t The major misconception as the two ordained. ” enough to concerning pregnancy at ERNESTO LACAYOZThe Observer v o c a tio n s exclude Notre Dame is that pregnant Serrin Foster, president of Feminists for Life, moderated last o f wom en. the possi students are required to move night's discussion, questioning panel members about the University’s policies for pregnant students. Coll Sister Regina Coll b i li t y o f off campus, Gude said. n o te d a professional specialist, theology o rd a in in g “This is a given,” she said. offers support through numer make and are available to sim ilarity w o m e n ,” “A woman who is pregnant ous health care and counsel offer reassurance to students. b e tw e e n Coll said, can stay in the dorm until she ing groups. They can also help them con the Church’s views to the observing that although married or has the child.” University Health Services tact facilities such as “Playboy m entality,” of Scripture gives no indica Vargas now resides at offer free, confidential preg University Health Services. defining women on the tion that Jesus ordained University Village with her nancy tests to students, along In the past, dorms housing basis of their bodies. women, it also gives no boyfriend and her 1 1/2-year- with referrals to counseling pregnant students organized “They unwittingly sup indication that Jesus old son. Vargas spoke of the groups, said Ann Thompson, baby showers and offered sup port each other,” she said. ordained men. increased financial aid that the departm ent’s director. port to the expecting student, Coll also said the Church Coll also attacked the she now receives from the While Health Services does said Gude, who witnessed a fails to recognize the con argument that the priest University as a single mother, not provide obstetric care, baby shower while in resi tributions of women. hood, as a symbol of as well as the fact that her they w ill contact off-campus dence in Cavanaugh Hall. “It is an unintended Christ, is limited to males. rent and telephone bill are facilities and provide trans “Life is beautiful no matter blessing, perhaps, that She said Jesus’ humanity taken out of her student portation to such facilities. how it gets conceived,” said women were not was significant, not his account. Dormitory rectors, partici Sister Carrie Etheridge, rector ordained," said Coll, not In addition to the housing pants agreed, are often the ing that many women who see COLL/page 6 provided, the University also first contact students w ill see OPTIONS/page 6 page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Wednesday, September 29, 1999 I n s id e C o l u m n T h is W eek in S o u th B e n d Today Thursday Friday Saturday More Hunting, ♦ Movie: “Marcel ♦ Open M ic: Poetry, ♦ Haunted Scream Park: ♦ Haunted Scream Park: Duchamp: In His Own music, theater welcome. Mayflower Rd., Niles, Mayflower Rd., Niles, Less Gathering Words”, Krasl Art Center, Higher Grounds Coffee 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. St. Joseph, noon. 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But then there are legiti Student faces felony child neglect charges mate worries, like the over abundance of vegetarians TERRE HAUTE, Ind. “The neglect of a dependent manslaughter carries a lesser penalty and vegans on campus. The Dustin Ferrell An Indiana State University student than child neglect, Walker said. charge would probably be a problem is not their exis is facing two felony charges in con Sims, who police say is the daugh tence or their presence on nection with the death of her sister’s more serious crime than a ter of Margaret Nailer, was pro campus, but rather the Assistant baby.

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