• Fired up after defeating ~ Planning a roadtrip? 'The Cause &Treatment of Homosexuality' No. 3 Portland, NO's second­ Check out Accent's guide to West Lafayette, • Dr. Joseph Nicolosi spoke last night about his belief ranked women's soccer team including which roads will be closed this that homosexuality is a curable "disorder." p.3 prepares for Big East road trip. weekend. p. 12 p.24 Friday, September 12, 1997 • Vol. XXXI No. 15 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S • OUTSIDE ND ' ;c "' he group's focus is "''· to enlighten others, to educate on the rights of human persons.' Father Richard Friday, regarding Catholic University's gay/lesbian student gmup NO's 'inclusion' not unusual at Catholic schools By MICHELLE KRUPA Associate News Editor With the Aug. 27 publication of the "Spirit of Inclusion" letter, University officials took a step toward officially recognizing "the uniqueness of all persons" in the Notre Dame community, including. gays and les­ bians. But this recent step at Notre Dame is one One of South Bend's most popular that other Catholic universities took long ago, and many have gone so far as to pro­ tect the rights of homosexual students in late-night clubs turns 35 their non-discrimination policies, which By JAMIE HEISLER "It [the bar] really became Notre Dame has chosen not to do. Managing Editor popular with students in · 88 Some also recognize gay and lesbian stu­ just after I bought out my part­ dent groups, providing them all rights It's the kind of place that ners. It hit in just one year," granted to other student groups, a right the turns people into regulars. said Delinski, who credits her University has denied to GLND/SMC. Whether it's students looking husband Greg with the Georgetown University in Washington, to continue the fun for the increased popularity among D.C., has a non-discrimination policy night or South Bend residents students. ''I'm not sure, but I including a clause that specifically protects on their way home from work, think he had something to do the rights of students with regard to sexual the Linebacker Lounge has with it." orientation. earned its place as an area Greg Delinski, currently a Gay and lesbian groups are also recog­ landmark over the past 35 captain with the St. Joseph nized as sanctioned student groups and can years. County Police, then worked for hold meetings and events on campus, Affectionately dubbed the Notre Dame Security/Police. according to Matthew Umhofer, assistant 'Backer, the bar has grown in When he encountered students director of public relations at Georgetown. popularity among Notre Dame he knew that were 21 or older, "We feel that it's consistent with our her­ and Saint Mary's students over he would tell them about his itage as a Catholic university," Umhofer the past 10 years under the wife's business. said. "The university demonstrates concern ownership of AI Delinski. "After that it became popu­ for the dignity and respect of all people - Delinski has worked at the bar lar with some of the football students. faculty and staff. That, of course, includes the gay and lesbian members of The Observer/Shannon Dunne since 1978. taking over co­ players, but it was mainly the The Linebacker Inn, located on S.R. 23 and Edison ownership in 1984. Road. is quiet by day but comes alive after 1 a.m. see BACKER/ page 4 see GROUPS/ page 8 WNDU power outage leads to outdoor broadcast By DAN CICHALSKI bntween the station's parking lot A<Sisranr Managing Editor and Dorr Road. The finished gazebo is part of an outdoor stu­ ;\ blown fuse caused a power dio that is still under construc­ outago at the WNDU studios last tion. night. dPlaying broadcast of the Broadcasters and technicians 5 p.m. nnws and forcing the sta­ treated the situation like a live tion outside for the evening remote newscast. A tripod­ llPWS. mounted camera and two moni­ The problem was not fixed tors were set up on the grass bn!'ore the 10 p.m. newscast, and connected by cables to two keeping tho crew outside for the trucks 100 feet away in the latnrwws. parking lot. "The station is dead," Director "This has happened before," of Audience Development and Pierce said. "The timing was just TPlevision Programming Lou bad. Everyone was a wreck, but Pierce said during the first they were having a great time. broadcast. "We're on life support They love challenges." right now. This is a no-thrills Pierce added that the last time broadcast into the live truck." a power loss happened. the news Mark Kolley and the rest of the was broadcast from the parking newsteam broadcast live from a lot. But the gazebo provided a The Observer/Kevin Dalum new gaznbo on the grass The WNDU crew films Mark Kelley and Jeff Jeffers from a gazebo next to the station's parking lot on Dorr see WNDU/ page 4 Road. Two news vans in the background relay the broadcast to viewers' homes. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Friday, September 12, 1997 • INSIDE COLUMN • WORLD AT A GLANCE Tillle \Veil CDC says AIDS death rate is decreasing ATLANTA first time since the epidemic began in AIDS has lost its place as the No.1 AIDS deaths 1981. killer of the nation's young and mid- "It's reassuring," said Dr. John spent with dle-age adults, bolstering the govern- Death from AIDS per Ward, the CDC's chief of AIDS sur- ment's optimism that the deadly epi- 1OO,OOO people between . veillance. "You like to have multiple demic is slowing down. ages 25 and 44 since 1990: studies saying the same thing before your friends The disease is now the second lead- you begin to consider what you're ing cause of death for people between seeing is indeed the truth." It's been three 25 and 44, driven by a 26 percent . 32.9 36· 7 36 9 The AIDS death rate in 1996 fell to Lori Allen 29 weeks that we've been drop overall in the rate of AIDS . 26.5 .27.2 ,, 11.6 ~eaths per 100,000 peop~e. back. and as upper­ Sarah Corkrean 23 3 .. Saint Mary's Editors deaths between 1995 and 1996, the ~ ;,# down 26 pocoont fcom ~ caW ?' lo.6 classmen are settling Centers for Disease Control and IIiW 911'fir . d T··Ail .Alb the prevtous year. the CDC satd. For down into the regular Prevention said Thursday. x'< :;~; ~; .• ,; ·:; ::~:: 1;!'~; ~dults, be!ween 25. and 44, the rate mode of getting their work done in order to go Accidents, such as falls and car !II+ +"' ur ~'~ ow i''v 11\f'' fell to 27.2 deaths !rom a rate of 36.9 out to the late night drink specials, freshmen crashes, are the leading cause of' , 1, , , 1, , in 1995. 91 are starting to see the light at the end of the death for the group that accounts for '----------------____j1990 92 93 94 95 96 In 1994, when AIDS took over the tunnel getting over different stages of horne­ more than half the nation's work- top spot, the rate was 36.7 in that sickness. force. Cancer is No. 3, the CDC said. age group. Homesickness. To we veteran students. the The drop, included in the CDC's 1996 report on births Ward ternpernd the news by noting that thousands of word conjures up memories of seeing morn and deaths, adds to encouraging earlier reports. Last people are still living with AIDS and taking drugs that take and dad crying as they drove back to their year, the actual number of AIDS deaths dedined for the a huge toll on the body. regular routines of trying to make a living and providing for you. But now they have to bud­ get their expenses religiously as a good chunk Clinton acts to protect rivers Photos 'too gruesome' for exhibit of it is sent to Notre Dame and Saint Mary's each month. WASHINGTON NEW YORK Aside from the reality of having to pay bills Dedaring rivers "the lifeblood of our ,.,..,....,..---,,.,=----. The National Park Service has rejected photos for the for the rest of our lives, right now those nations," President Clinton launched an Ellis Island museum showing decapitated heads and other thoughts are very far away. What's important effort Thursday to designate 10 water­ carnage, saying they are "too gruesome" for visitors. is the next test: scheduling when. you can ways as American Heritage rivers that Armenians, charging censorship, say it's part of their histo­ afford to skip class, parties, and spending will get extra federal attention. A desig­ ry at the hands of Ottoman Turks. They say the photos are time with friends and roommates. nation under the program will allow testimony to this century's lirst genocide. At issue are 15 Perhaps most important, and what will be communities, through a liaison called a photographs_, vintage 1915, showing people being hanged most memorable in 20 years (isn't college all "river navigator," to tap existing federal and Turkish soldiers holding up severed heads of executed about making memories} is time spent in the resources and expertise in protecting '--'--~-_...__LA.., oflicials. "These are just facts," said Margaret Tellalian company of those we care most about. and restoring the waterway. The first designations were Kyrkostas, a Queens College professor who mounted the Over here at Saint Mary's, we have a very expected to be made early next year.