SMC Library Celebrates 20 Years of Service
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Tuesday, September 3, 2002 ND 'backers THE on a . miSSIOn }Jage 28 O'YJ!Lra--rdent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's SMC library celebrates 20 years of service the best new libraries of 1982. By ANNELIESE WOOLFORD "When we first opened the library, News Writer we weren't publicly computerized at all. We didn't have any electronic Saint Mary's Cushwa-Leighton references and had to instead rely Library celebrates its 20th anniver on paper indexes," said Bob Hohl, sary today by honoring its past, pre interim library director. sent and future. "Today we can provide access In its 20-year history, the library from the library here to other has adapted to changing times. libraries all over the world. That Before Cushwa-Leighton was really was a utopian dream 20 years opened in 1982, books were housed ago." in the Alumnae Centennial Library, Cushwa-Leighton Library is part of now known as Haggar College the Midwest Area Library Center. The library was crowded Consortium, along with the libraries and uncomfortable, lacking many at Notre Dame, Holy Cross and luxuries now taken for granted, Bethel College in Mishawaka. Saint Mary's graduates say. Its "ex libris" electronic circulation "I didn't like the library, and I and catalogue mode also allows for didn't like studying in it," said Noel more co-op ventures with other area Wehrung Becker, a 1971 alumna. "It libraries. wasn't a suitable working environ Housed in its five levels are over ment." 200,000 books, offices, reading Sister Bernice Hollenhorst, who lounges, study rooms, a media cen recently retired as library director ter, college archives and the after 26 years in the position, real Trumper Computer Center. The ized the need for a functional library Trumper Center is located in the on campus. She and John Duggan, basement of the library and is open then-president of the College, collab 24 hours for student access. orated to design the new facility. "We hope to continue the program With support from alumnae we've made by providing more elec Margaret Hall Cushwa and Mary Lou tronic databases and by continuing Morris Leighton, plans for the to identify what it is we need to library began. Indianapolis-based have," Hohl said. architect Evans Woollen was chosen A reception will be held today from to design the new building, and con 1 to 3 p.m. in Cushwa-Leighton to struction began in October 1980. celebrate the building's anniversary. The building was completed in Scheduled activities include a cake June 1982, and Cushwa-Leighton cutting, exhibit of photographs, card Library was formally dedicated on signing for Sister Bernice and a gift Sept. 3, 1982. presentation to the library by In 1983, Cushwa-Leighton was College President Marilou Eldred. recognized and honored by the American Library Association in CHRISTINA REITANO!The Observer cooperation with the American Contact Anneliese Woolford at Saint Mary's celebrates the progressive development of the Cushwa-Leighton Institute of Architecture as one of [email protected] Library in Its 20th Anniversary. Cabinet optimistic on tailgating policies RAs react said. to diversity By MATTHEW BRAMANTI "[Despite the new inclusions] News Wrirer the policy really hasn't changed • Improved communication that much, "Bishop said. between Notre Dame officials The more drastic changes seminars and students will be vital to the relate to the tailgating policy. The new system for tailgates success of the new alcohol and By KELLY HRADSKY and tailgating policies, said members requires students to register and receive approval for their pre SARAH NESTOR of the Executive Cabinet, an News Writers advisory board to the student game gatherings in advance. An body president. online registration system The group used its first meet already is in place for students The Saint Mary's Diversity semi ing of the year Monday to focus to register tailgates for nars led by Frances Kendall, Ph.D .. on changes to the alcohol policy Saturday's home football game were controversial from the start. introduced in the spring. versus Purdue.Student tailgates "I was expecting her to be more of · Libby Bishop, student body will be restricted to a portion of a motivational speaker, in retrospect president, said revisions have Blue Field, south of Notre Dame I feel like she targeted the Resident left many questions unanswered Stadium. Uniformed officers Advisors," Mary Brown, Saint Mary's in the minds of students.The from Notre Dame Security/Police senior and RA said. "Overall I think revised alcohol policy, outlined as well as plain clothes members many of us (RA's] came out with the in duLac, the student handbook, of the Indiana State Police will same negative outlook." forbids hard alcohol and be on hand to enforce University Kendall sparked debate with her expands the definition of "abu policy and Indiana law. This analysis of the power of mascots and sive drinking." year, all tailgates must end by how they can affect a community. The revamped definition out kickoff time. Cabinet members "If I was looking to buy a house in laws 40-ounce bottles of beer, appeared cautiously optimistic South Bend and I went to a realtor beer bongs and the practice of about the new tailgating policy, and she took me by St. Joseph High "shotgunning"beers. but some still had doubts. School and I saw the marquee that Class and student body oflicers "Is this just a reason to get said 'Become an Indian' I would not are still assessing the potential more people in trouble? "said want to live in this city," Kendall BRIAN PUCEVICH!The Observer impact of the new regulations, Amy O'Connor, Club said. "I wouldn't want my family or Student body president Libby Bishop along with mem but they don't anticipate much Coordination Council coordina- friends to live in or visit this city bers of the Executive Cabinet discusses new changes real change from last year, to the revised alcohol policy. Executive Cabinet members see EXECUTIVE/page 4 see DIVERSITY/page 3 ' l • ' ,J • . \ . - page 2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Tuesday, September 3, 2002 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS SPORTS Secrets hurt NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SMC BOG World Summit United Airlines Check out the Find out what SMC golfers freedoms desires to reps make announces benefits of music is hot break record expand headway at shakeupin "trash" TV and what's at Ferris A federal appeals court in Cincinnati dialogue conference senior not Invitational last week ruled that the Bush adminis leadership tration unlawfully held over 1,200 deportation hearings in secret since the Members of Saint Leaders attend United Airlines Columnist The Observer The Saint Mary's terrorist attacks oflast September. That Mary's Board of ing the World announced veteran Amy Schill wades music critics golf team scored a means that more than 7 50 people were Governance dis Summit in South oil executive Glenn past the sleaze review the best and new record at the deported - their lives were brutally inter cussed ways of Africa agreed on a Tilton as the com associated with worst of the siz Sunday Invitational rupted - in hearings that excluded expanding their plan to protect the pany's new CEO in daytime and reality zlin' summer music despite a mostly friends, family and the press, in violation communication environment and an effort to restore TV shows, main scene. "young" team. of the basic rights guaranteed by our with the College help the needy. public trust in the taining it boosts Constitution. community at their company. self-esteem. meeting. The current Pat McElwee administration has made a policy of keeping its actions Associate page 3 page 12 free from public Viewpoint page 5 page 7 page 14 page 24 scrutiny, assuring Editor the American peo ple that Bush knows best- and that anyone question WHAT'S GOING DOWN ing executive actions is a traitor or unpa WHAT'S HAPPENING @ ND triotic. In fact, Mrs. Cheney personally NDSP relocates vehicles Student receives harassing and publicly has kept a black list of pub + Student Activities Night, 7-9 NDSP relocated three vehicles to voicemail message lic dissenters since the early stages of the p.m. JACC. D03 lot due to work being done in the A Notre Dame student reported war on terrorism. lot. receiving a harassing telephone mes Why hide so much from the American sage on her answering machine at an people? Student busted for alcohol off campus location. A suspect has Uncensored news footage of the war in Film Series, "Looking In, consumption, false ID not yet been identified. Afghanistan was virtually absent in the + A Notre Dame student received a United States, while foreign journalists Looking Out: Latino and Latin mencan. I> erspec t'tves, " 7 p.m. University citation for minor con NDSP conducts off-campus kept their people informed about A welfare check · Ilesburgh Center Auditorium. sumption of alcohol. failure to pro American troop movements and showed duce identification upon request, and NDPD responded to an off-campus actual war footage on the evening news. possession of false I.D. The case is location to do a welfare check on an Here, independent accounts from the being referred for administrative individual. ground were rarely considered essential review. to a news report on the war. Was the U.S. censorship campaign R~port filed for missing really aimed against terrorists (in the PITA case of AI Qaida, concentrated in the A report was filed by NDSP of a Middle East where information was palm pilot being taken from the vic available), or rather against possible crit tim's room between Aug.