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Tuesday, November 19, 1996 • Vol. XXX No. 56 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Holtz to leave squad today DART phone lines By TIM SHERMAN just as quickly. But for now, Sports Editor the focus is clearly on Holtz. back in service • The 11-year coach of the One game is about to offi­ Irish informed the team of By MICHELLE KRUPA cially end and another is his decision yesterday after­ Assistant News Editor ready to begin. noon before the squad took According to all indica­ the practice field of Loftus The DART phone lines, which enable students to tions, the intense scrutiny Sports Center. register for courses, will be back in service today after and media circus that has According to those present a temporary shutdown due to mechanical problems. ensued regarding Notre at the meeting, Holtz According to Harold Pace, University registrar. the Dame coach Lou Holtz's instructed members of the problem, which resulted in modification of the regis­ future with the Irish will end team not to discuss the deci­ tration process, was due to a faulty wire. tomorrow. sion to leave with members "We think we found the problem [last] night around The 59-year old Holtz will of the media. 5 p.m. It seemed to be a physical break in the wire announce at his regularly "He's going to make an that leads the DART computers to the mainframe," scheduled press conference announement tomorrow," Pace said. that he is indeed stepping said leading receiver According to Pace, the obstructed connection down as coach of Notre Malcolm Johnson. "That's between the DART system and phone lines made it Dame. all I can say." impossible for students to reach the mainframe to reg­ The final decision came as His teammates took the ister for courses. a result of a Monday meeting same approach. Students were requested via voice-mail to visit the of Holtz, University executive "Our team meetings are registrar's office during specific times to register for vice-president Father confidential," said Kinnon courses. Pace said that the meetings went well, but William Beauchamp and Tatum, Notre Dame's leading that the system should be operative this morning. Athletic Director Mike tackler. "If he (Holtz) want­ "Everything went very smoothly [yesterday.] We Wadsworth. ed us to talk to the media, registered all of the students who had to be registered, "They have reached a deci­ he'd let the media into the but if everything holds together, the system should be sion and it will be announced meetings. So, I have no com­ up immediately," Pace said. at 1 p.m tomorrow," said ment." John Heisler, Notre Dame Holtz, himself, continued to God bless us every one ... Sports Information Director. steer clear of explicitly stat­ Talk of Holtz's departure ing his intentions. The Observer/ Rob Finch has quickly mounted in the "I will talk about that Head football coach Lou Holtz leads the Irish during past few days and talk of his (fu_ture) at the appropriate practice yesterday. Holtz will reportedly resign his sucessor is bound to build time," Holtz said. position at today's 1 p.m. press conference. Vision of Virgin connects ND to past By SASKIA SIDENFADEN One of the spheres appeared to News Writer open, r9vealing a lady sitting on a stone by a dried spring. The lady had Between the Basilica of the Sacred her head in her hands and appeared Heart and the Notre Dame sacristy to be weeping bitterly. A moment stands a small statue of the Virgin later, the lady rose, beckoning the Mary entitled "Our Lady of La two children towards her. Salette." On the wall hangs a plaque The children later described the reading "Statue of Notre Dame which Lady's costume in detail. According was the last earthly object which to John Gallery in his book entitled Father Sorin gazed on before his Mary vs. Lucifer: The Apparitions of death." As we shuffie in and out from Our Lady, Mary was wearing "a Sunday Mass, this statue affords little white robe studded with pearls, a reason to stop and muse. After all, gold colored apron, and roses of there are myriad images of the many colors at her feet." Hanging Virgin Mary across campus. But this from her neck was a heavy gold particular statue of St. Mary, howev­ chain in lace fashion, hemmed by er inconspicuous, has perhaps the roses, and a peculiar gold crucifix. A closest link to the founding of Notre hammer was near the left hand on Dame. 1846. Maximin Giraud, age 11, and the crossbeam and a pair of pincers Melanie Mathiew, age 14, were tend­ near the right hand. The hidden story ing their cows when Melanie noticed Our Lady commenced weeping for Our Lady of La Salette is the first a bright light at the bottom of a God and for the world and the com­ The Observer/Shannon Dunne modern apparition of the Virgin ravine. As Maximin later recounted, ing punishments from God for the Notre Dame's Communication and Theatre Mary as she appeared to two peasant "The light was incomparably more ingratitude of man. Of all the sins Department will put on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" children atop a mountain in La brilliant than that of the sun," form­ this weekend at Washington Hall. Tickets are avail­ Salette, France, on Sat. Sept. 19, ing two spheres. see STATUE I page 6 able at the LaFortune ticket.tesk. Science-related jobs as difficult to come by as any By LAURA PETELLE C&EN's help-wanted ads hint at signs News Writer Is science program of hiring recovery You always knew you would go to college, major in phi­ losophy, graduate, and go directly into a job in your major. Volume of "positions open• advertising, column-inches3 hiding the facts? 1,400 ; _,.__ 1 - Back up, start over. Almost no one would believe this ; i . scenario for an Arts and Letters graduate, but this is still By lAURA PETELLE ; News Writer 1,200 the overwhelming view of science grads. It is also one that is simply not true anymore. 1,000 .,.._...... _ "It's a very difficult job market," Francis Castellino, Censorship in the Stepan Chemistry Building?·~ Dean of the College of Science, said. "Any one week can That was the accusation leveled in an anony.:. change the field so dramatically." mous note received on Nov. 1 by The Observer 800 Gerald Jones, Chair of the Physics Department, agreed staff. The note was attached to the article ,. Jobs that the job market is "tougher across the board." in Labs Grow Scarce.. and accused that the "fac~ 600 So does that mean that a degree in science is irrelevant ulty •removed it immediately upon reading it to today's job market? Should professors stop encourag­ (within one hour of its post) in order to hide it 400~~----~~------~~~~~ ing first year students to enroll in the College of Science? from the undergraduate and graduate students.. Should advisors stop encouraging their students to pursue and concluded that "if I [the writer) use my 200 t--.;;._'-~r----I-'~:-'---#-.....;_,-+-:-~~J....t advanced degrees in the sciences? name, I would get in big trouble from [sic] the department." o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Absolutely not, said Harry White, the chemistry depart­ 1993 ~ 1994 ---l i...__ 1995 ---l !..-1996 _..J ment's corporate relations consultant. "The market is 'Was the article something the College of

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page2 The Observer • INSIDE Tuesday, November 19, 1996 • INSiDE Cm..UMN Words GOMA, Zaire Public pressure led the South African • A British-based compa,ny supplied British arms scandal government on Nov. 6 to announce it rtng arms and ammunition to the former The Rwandan government bought more was suspending arms shipments to the Rwandan government after it began than $5.5 million worth of weapons and new, Tutsi-led Rwandan government. slaughtering a half-million of its own military hardware from a British The documents were found in a bus, company, contravening a U.N. embargo people in 1994, according to docu­ on exporting arms to Rwanda. part of a wrecked convoy abandoned true ments that Hutu militias left behind by retreating Hutu militias in Sake, 18 when they retreated in eastern Zaire. Arms were flown from .... miles west of Coma. The Hutu militias, Cardinal Joseph The documents, made available to remnants of the former Rwandan Bernardin, a gentle man The Associated Press on Monday, indi­ army that fled Tutsi forces in 199~. of peace and love, has cated the Rwandan government bought were fleeing from Zairian rebel troops prematurely been called more than $5.5 million worth of swe~ping through eastern Zaire. away from his work, machine guns, mortars, grenades, The documents indicated Mil-Tee is which included the recon­ ammunition and other military hard­ based in Douglas, the Isle of Man, off ciliation of Catholics ware from the company, Mil-Tee Corp., England's northwest coast, and in divided on issues. between April and July 1994. Hove, 50 miles south of London. But it Bernardin meant more Some shipments appeared to contra­ is not listed in telephone directories to American Catholics Liz Foran vene a U.N. embargo on exporting and could not be reached for com­ then many at this Editor-in-Chief arms to Rwanda, imposed in May 1994 ment. University may realize. following acts of genocide by the for­ The arms were flown out of London's Steadfast in his faith and in his work, he mer Hutu-led government against APN/m. J. Castello Heathrow Airport; Tel Aviv, Israel; and remained a leading figure in Catholicism to minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus.- Tirana, Albania, via such carriers as his last breath, and will linger as a modern A U.N. Commission of Inquiry has been investigating a Belgium's Sabena, Germany's Lufthansa and Russia's day role model for years to come. British company for allegedly supplying arms to the ex­ Aeroflot, according to the documents. He advocated traditional Church teaching, Hutu government or its militia allies after they fled to They were delivered to the Rwandan capital, Kigali, including opposition to abortion and artificial Zaire, it was reported earlier this month. It could not be and then later - when government forces fled into birth control, the death penalty and euthana­ learned whether Mil-Tee is that company. neighboring Zaire - flow:q. to Coma and Kinshasa .. the sia. One of his last stands was to implore the The continued arms trade in the volatile region has Zairian capital. Payments were made through Belgmm, Supreme Court to reject arguments for doc­ drawn sharp protests from international human rights France and Egypt, the documents said. tor-assisted suicide. His ardent belief in the groups, which allege that the French government also The documents included demands by Mil-Tee to the dignity and value of all human life spawned supplied weapons to the retreating Hutus after the 1994 Rwandan government for overdue payment of $1.9 mil­ his leadership in opposition to the arms race. genocide. France denies it. lion. Bernardin was criticized at times for his lib­ eral views. Upon learning of his impending death, Bernardin immediately sought to bring Aristide 'serves people' of Haiti Indians protest Miss World pageant something good from the tragedy by propos­ ing increased dialogue between the Church JACMEL, Haiti NEW DELHI, India and Catholics who dissent from some of her Each time Jean-Bertrand Aristide Miss World contestants are expressing bewilderment teachings. leaves home, he is besieged by hun­ at the violent opposition to their beauty pageant in India, Areas for increased discussion, according to dreds of destitute Haitians, many where one man already has burned himself to death in Bernardin, included artificial birth control. thrusting hand-lettered envelopes at protest and more threaten to. "This is the land of the marriage of priests and the ordination of him in the belief that he alone can Mahatma Gandhi," exclaimed Miss Costa Rica Natalia women. He may not have agreed with their solve their problems. Nine months out Caravjal Lorenzo. "This is the land of peace." Critics of viewpoints, but he was tolerant of concerns of the presidency, Aristide still com­ the pageant, being held this year in India, have staged and always a patient listener. He saw the mands an unmatched devotion among often-violent protests for nearly a month, saying it is value of drawing a sometimes divided flock Haiti's poor. It is a following that many '-"---- · against Indian culture, dehumanizes women and pro­ together. Haitians expect to sweep him back to power in the next motes the use of cosmetics and plastic surgery. elections in 2000. "He.'s the only one," Benz Monald, 28, Opponents trashed a showroom of a corporate sponsor He was described as a mediator and a trot,~­ bleshooter. He called for Catholics to come said during a rally by Aristide's Lavalas Family political last month and staged an 800-person sit-in Sunday on a together and to tolerate each other's views. coalition in the south coast city of Jacmel. "Aristide is road at the pageant site of the southern city of He did not want the Church or its people to be going to come back." The current president, Rene Bangalore. Last week, a protester fatally burned himself allied with a single issue or political party. Preval, is also a member of the coalition, but no matter. while shouting slogans against the pageant. Organizers Bernardin's words speak to the Notre Dame "I am the one responsible for the family," Aristide said have tried to defuse protests by moving the contest's student population, which election surveys in a recent interview. But he remains typically evasive swimsuit competition to the Seychelles Islands. But a have shown to be predominately conservative about plans to run again for office. "We need to consult right-wing group has vowed to wreck the Nov. 23 finale Republicans. Students cited most often the the millions of people," he said. through more self-immolations. issue of abortion as the primary or only rea­ son for voting for the Dole/Kemp ticket. Issues Millionaire launches 'Solo Spirit' Border crossers swallowed by wave that should also be of concern to Catholics, BROWNSVILLE, Texas such as economic justice and equality of edu­ ST. LOUIS cation, were overlooked in favor of one moral Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, known for throw­ A large wave "swallowed" a group of people apparent­ issue. It is possible to be pro-life and a mem­ ing caution to the wind, has announced another attempt ly trying to wade across the mouth of the Rio Gra'!de ber of a political party other than the · to be the first to circle the world in a balloon. Fossett, from Mexico, and at least four of them drowned, officmls Republicans. 52, picked Busch Stadium, the home of the NL Central said today. Authorities searched for bodies today along Tolerance on this conservative campus of champion St. Louis Cardinals, to promote his second try the beach between the river's mouth and Brazos the views of dissenting Catholics and those at an around-the-world flight. He plans to launch his Santiago, an inlet separating Padre Island from the Boca who seek change within the structure are hot-air balloon "Solo Spirit" from the stadium sometime Chica peninsula. Witnesses said they saw about 10 peo­ often ignored or vehemently opposed. As a in the next few months. "Ballooning is the oldest form of ple at the river's mouth about 20 miles of Brownsville on leading Catholic university, Notre Dame aviation, yet it is the area of aviation for which no one Sunday, said Chief Deputy Joe Elizardi of the Cameron should be willing to at least listen to, debate has made an around-the-world flight," Fossett said at a County sheriff's department. "They were walking on a and make statements about concerns of news conference Nov. 14. "We think it's the greatest sand bar on the Mexican side. When they got to the end Catholics who are seeking honest change. unachieved goal in aviation." Two other teams will of the sand bar, this large wave came in and swallowed These Church members are speaking out compete with Fossett to grab the title during the winter them up," he said. He said authorities believed the because they care, because they want to rec­ ballooning season, which runs until Feb. 15. Fossett will group was trying to reach the U.S. side of the river. Two oncile with the Church. They are not leaving fly solo in an unpressurized cabin. This will make the men put out in a boat from the Mexican shore in a res­ in disgust or taking the easy way out by not flight even more challenging, Fossett said, because he cue attempt, but the vessel capsized in the waves. Both practicing their faith. will not be able to fly as high and will have to rely on men reached shore safely, Elizardi said. Three bodies oxygen and heaters to complete the flight. were recovered. Objecting is difficult. It invites criticism and can lead to shunning. Giving the cold shoulder to those who care about their faith and their • SOUTH BEND WEATHER • NATUJNAL \NEATHER Church is detrimental t., the institution of 5 Day South Bend Forcast Catholicism. AccuWeather~»forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures The AccuWeather® forecast for noon, Tuesday, Nov. 19. Bernardin recognized this. Had he not died so suddenly he may have made more of an 20s Bands separate high temperature zones for the day. impact in the area of tolerance between ·,t-._,,,r'/,:.: ...... , .. ,..... c; Catholics and their brothers and sisters. But H L the fruit of his work will hopefully prosper.

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-----A weekly section from The Observer News Department • Today... ROTC Programs The second edition - the last of a two-part series on financial aid - features the ROTC programs at Notre Dame and the relationship between the Development and Financial Aid offices. Tuesday, November 19, 1996 ROTC offers additional resources for financial aid of individuals to attend medical school at the Navy's Cadets receive more p Money Available expense. Colonel Runge of the Air Force ROTC men­ tioned a similar program for medical school minded cadets. than just a scholarship One aspect of the Air Force ROTC that is unique to Editor's note: ROTC scholarships are a unique the other ROTC programs is that a student may actu­ financial aid resource. Neither a loan nor a scholar­ ally be assigned to a major or course of study. ship in the traditional sense, they definitely merit $12,800 ,, "The Air Force tends to want technical majors," some further investigation. says Runge. He adds that while "we do have people $9,000 who are majoring in [subjects like] economics and By JUSTYN HARKIN $5,000 Per academic year business, the emphasis is on technical majors." Department Page Editor $150 monthly stipend Because of the nature of the Air Force scholarship $225 per semester for books terms, if a student wishes to change his major he When junior Jeremy Scarlett was a sophomore in also runs the risk of losing it. high school, he realized that paying for college was It is important to note, however, that unlike a other not going to be easy, especially if he wanted to go to a Air Force scholarships and grants, ROTC scholarships are not private school like the University of Notre Dame. His need based and their availability depends upon the father told him, as many fathers do, that Notre Dame Full larship needs of military. A ROTC scholarship candidate typ­ was out of the question. He couldn't afford to send ically applies in high school, although students can him there. Still, Scarlett turned down two less expen­ $9,000 per year apply for two and three year scholarships up till the sive state schools and even refused two full scholar­ (can be increased to cover 80% if GPA is> 3. end of their sophomore years. ships from other institutions in order to go to Notre $150 monthly stipend As Lieutenant Colonel O'Brien of the Army ROTC Dame. Free books revealed, "each applicant is evaluated in terms of the How did this student manage to finance his educa­ whole person. Things we consider include GPA, lead­ tion? He did what everybody at Notre Dame wishes ership potential. extracurricular activities, in addition they could do: he asked his uncle for the money. to what we see during the interview process." This particular uncle (Sam, as he likes to be called) The ROTC scholarships for all three programs are has some pretty deep pockets. In fact, he currently competitive, and the service commitments are very accounts for over seven million of the available Full Scholarship real. Scarlett is happy with his decision, though. He $67,000,000 offered by Notre Dame's Office of $150 monthly stipend comments that "while [the service commitment] takes Financial Aid. Calling Uncle Sam generous, however, Free books away some freedom, it is also very safe. No ROTC would be a bit misleading because there are special cadet ever has to worry about a job after gradua­ terms and conditions to that scholarship resource. tion." In fact, it is because of this very aspect of After all, the United States Armed Forces are not Jason, NO '92, as being the person who helped the ROTC that inspires some students to participate on a going to pay your tuition for nothing. most in his decision. Jason Scarlett accepted an non-scholarship basis. While the actual terms and conditions may vary NROTC scholarship from the Navy, but warned The service commitment of such a student naturally between the three, the Army, Navy, and Air Force all Jeremy to be careful in selecting his program. will lessened, but the cadet will graduate a commis­ offer ROTC scholarships at Notre Dame. The basic "The Army covers 80% of my tuition," says Jeremy, sioned officer just like the scholarship cadets. For terms dictate that an ROTC cadet be commissioned as "and it is the only program that will grant me a leave example, an Army ROTC cadet will graduate with the an officer upon graduation and serve at least four of absence after graduation to attend medical rank of Second Lieutenant and will make about years in active duty and four years in the military school." Indeed, not all of the programs offer such 26,000 dollars a year with several promotions sched­ reserves. All of the programs are the same in terms flexibility. uled for the future. of the service commitment, and they all offer a $150 Captain Rusty Pickett, director of the Naval ROTC ROTC may be difficult, and it may not be for every­ stipend, or subsistance allowance, each month. program at Notre Dame, clarified that the Navy will body, but then again so is Notre Dame. Scarlett mentioned that he researched each pro­ not grant such a leave of absence unless the cadet gram and chose Army over the other ROTC scholar­ qualifies for a special scholarship program such as A statistic provided by USA Today contributed to ship for which he had qualified because it most suited the Rhodes or Fullbright scholarships. However, the this article. his needs and ambitions. He credits his brother Navy does boast a program allowing a select number

• THE MONEY'S COMING ••• Increased scholarship money tied to endowment By DEREK BETCHER Assisram News Editor Scholarship Funding awarded by Growth of the Endowment the University of Notre Dame since 1985 (1976-1996) Student tuition and fees account for only 45 percent of the University's 1200 income, but Notre Dame is still expect­ ed to generate substantial amounts of 15 financial aid money. (/) 1000 ~ While students worry VJ 14 as ~ with how the as 0 Cl University dispenses 0 13 800 these funds, Notre Cl 12 ..... Dame's Development ...... 0 Office concerns itself 0 11 (/) with bridging the gap c 600 (/) between money that c 10 .Q comes in and money Reagan .Q ·- 9 ~ that could be spent. ~ 400 The Development Office collected 8 c over $70 million in gift income in fiscal c 1994-95, a significant amount of which 7 was earmarked for financial aid. "For the past several years, there's 8 no question that enhancing financial 5 aid has been our top priority," said Dan '88 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '84 '95 0 ~------~1 Reagan, director of development. 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 Having collected $940 million since 1960, much of which has been either Current figures state that nearly a Aid and Development offices have office. Russo acknowledged tht endow­ placed into endowments or spent quarter of all charitable donations made attracting endowment contribu­ ments trade quick pay offs for long­ directly on scholarships, the Notre Dame receives are appropriated tions their focus. term stability. Development Office has established for financial aid. The significance of Both Russo and Reagan noted the Regardless of the conservative nature itself as a key figure in the aid process. that role is not lost on the Office of importance of endowment funds, of this type of financial planning, schol­ It is responsible for bringing in the sup­ Financial Aid because of the steady reliable flow of arship will continue to grow as the plementary funds that enable scholar­ "Certainly, big donations take time to its income. Development Office continues to ships. assemble. Theirs is a major undertak­ "The good news is that an endow­ receive endowment funds. "Certainly the donors have the free­ ing," Jim Russo, director of financial ment is there forever," Russo said. "Endowment enables better plan­ dom to designate their funds," Reagan aid, said. '"Forever' is a lot of students." ning," Reagan added. "Does it attack noted, "But most of them are thinking In trying to meet Colloquy 2000's goal Increasing endowments will be the the need as immediately? No. But it's financial aid, and financial aid is what of being able to meet the financial need key to increasing scholarships in future there in perpetuity and that's the beau­ we talk about the most." of all admitted students, the Financial years, according to the financial aid ty of it." ---~·-~ --~-...... -=------

page4 The Observer • CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, November 19, 1996 opening. Many PhDs spend a sities to change their curriculum At the same time, he said, the can be learned on the job by few years as a postdoc, a to adapt to the changing job universities must not become intelligent and disciplined indi­ Jobs research scientist who has com­ market: "It's clear that the edu­ technical training schools. viduals. continued from page 1 pleted his or her doctoral work, cational community, from Castellino agreed that "we are "Broaden your horizons," but who has not yet found a research universities on down, not training people for jobs; we Hahn recommended. "The job tight," he says, but a science teaching or research position. have to be aware of the trends are educating people." market has contracted but to say degree opens many doors, espe­ While the average number of going on which will cause shifts A scientific education is what there are no jobs is a gross cially for students with manager­ years spent as a postdoc is ris­ in the job market and adjust to prepares students for a wide exaggeration. And opportunity ial, business, or computer skills. ing, this may be due to the fact those shifts." variety of jobs; specific training favors the prepared." The perception of a shrinking that the scientific fields are job market in the sciences is becoming more and more spe­ largely driven by the lack of cialized, requiring more study "pure research" jobs available. and research to become an On Sun., Oct. 20, AP wires car­ expert. ried a story entitled "Jobs in What about students who do Labs Grow Scarce," which not want to spend several years . ,at\ addressed the decrease in pure as a postdoc in pursuit of an research jobs and the increase eventual teaching or research position? in industry jobs available to sci­ ' \ 1 >~ ," ". ence grads. "It's an era of science and .··•" . The article, posted in the technology," Duman said. There • ' ., Stepan Chemistry Building, are opportunities everywhere for upset at least one student, who both bachelor's and PhDs in wrote to The Observer in an industry, especially in small anonymous note that "the pro­ companies who specialize in fessors tell us graduate students areas such as biotechnology, bio­ that there are plenty of jobs and pharmaceuticals, computer tech­ encourage undergraduates to nologies, chemical manufacture, enter into science. After reading and various environmental con­ this article, I think that is totally cerns. wrong." Alexander Lappin, Chair of the While the industry is not in a Chemistry Department, said that boom cycle, there is certainly no science opens up opportunities lack ofjobs for science grads. for students. "Up until about two or three "The student should think years ago some of the national about adding breadth to the Meeting for professions societies [in the sci­ core," Hahn said. ences] were predicting a Duman agreed that an under­ stronger job market than has graduate should design his or come to pass," Jones said, her curriculum carefully: "The Notre Dame Lesbian adding that this has caused courses and opportunities are some bitterness among science here." PhDs. White stressed the importance and Gay Students John Duman, Chair of the of internship and real-life expe­ Biology Department, said that rience. Hahn also emphasized "the difficulty comes from these the importance of having skills episodes of cutbacks in govern­ outside the realm of science. Group ment funding for basic As in any other field, a worker research." in science must be able to com­ Duman stresses, however, that municate and work effectively there are still research jobs with others. Today, Tuesday, November 19 available. Alexander Hahn, "We will see amazing things Chair of the Mathematics over the next twenty to seventy For time and location of meeting, call: 1-8041 .. Department, agreed that there years," Duman said. Hahn added are pure research jobs available that students need to be pre­ NDLGS Group Advisors: Fr. Tom Gaughan, C.S.C for those who are willing to pur­ pared to make "the adjustment sue them. to the shifting reality" of the job Sr.Mary Louise Gude, C.S.C. It has always been difficult to market because "as one area get a tenure position in an area weakens, another appears." where there are as many as one Hahn commented that, unfor­ All Meetings are private and confidential. hundred applicants for every tunately, it is difficult for univer-

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that the article discussed the she has not used the career issues accurately and that he counseling services in the col­ Side wouldn't advocate pulling it. lege but she knows it is there. continued from page 1 Harry White, the Corporate Junior Biochemistry major Relations Consultant for the Tim Cordis said, "Science is Science wanted to hide from its Chemistry Department, had a tough, period. I knew that com­ students? copy of the article in his files to ing in." No, said Francis Castellino, share with students. Then why was the article Dean of the College of Science: Sophomore Science Pre-pro­ pulled? Probably routine main­ "I gave that article to the grad fessional major Nicole Seibert tenance; nothing can be posted students in my lab." said that because she's a in Stepan Chemistry Building Alexander Laprin, Chair of sophomore "we haven't really without an approval stamp the Chemistry Department, said talked about jobs yet" and that from the secretary's office.

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page 6 The Observer· CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, November 19, 1996 prophecies did come true. In Melanie and Sorin, we know that congregation of the Holy Cross La Salette, O'Connor said, "No 1830, there was a revolution in the priest paid a visit to (now part of Notre Dame) at one wants to be reminded of Statue France involving much of the Melanie's convent in Notre Dame de Sainte-Croix, Le Christ's crucifixion." continued from page 1 know world at the time. During Castellamare, Italy. When the Mans, France. There he invited In the same token, the church the rise of industrialism in written account of the apparition Maximin Giraud, the other peas­ experienced a great upheaval committed by man, Mary France, people did work through was published in 1879, Sorin ant child (now grown), to give an upon learning of the prophecy of focused upon two sins of the frrst the week, including Sundays, wrote to Melanie to verify its account of the apparition to the its own "fall from grace." three commandments: honoring and religious instruction was authenticity and received back a Council. In this way, Moreau Wealthy and corrupt bishops of prayer on Sundays and refrain­ suppressed. ' confirmation along with several became deeply involved and the time didn't want to popular­ ment from profanity. According But more relevantly, the copies of the document. influenced by the prophecies of ize the fact that the Church was to Mary, "these two things are famine of which St. Mary had In a later letter addressed to a the Lady at La Salette. in need of reform. In fact, what makes the hand of my Son spoken was indeed the potato Reverend Father, Sorin mentions according to Gallery, it was not so heavy." famine that ended up affecting that he knew Melanie and was Why is it so little known? until five years after the appari­ Mary prophesied that if people not only France, but the whole of "profoundly impressed" with her The apparition of La Salette tion, on Sept. 19, 1851, that Pope did not mend their ways "the Europe and Ireland. Gallery esti­ accounts. In fact, he was so has not been forgotten by all Pius IX declared the "Apparition potatoes will continue to rot in mated that a million people died impressed by the apparition that Catholics. In fact, this particular of La Salette is a true and certain the field and there will come a of famine in Ireland alone caus­ he kept a statue of the Lady apparition is the only one for fact. .. and that a church and great famine." And according to ing many to emigrate to a place (characterized by the peculiar which a religious order was house of refuge for pilgrims shall Father Ed O'Connor, "she none other than good old South cross) in his rooin. As written on founded, namely the missionar­ be immediately begun on the warned of a flood of bad books ... Bend. the plaque in the Sacristy, wit­ ies of Our Lady of La Salette. site ... " there would be a World War, and As related in a feature article nesses confirmed that this was Nevertheless, the apparition is According to an article by Dom that the Pope would have much in the Nov. 8 edition of the South the last object on which he little remembered among the Bevenot in Heritage Magazine, it to suffer as the church would see Bend Tribune, families like the looked before he died. general public. There are several wasn't until 1852 that "work a fall from grace." D'Arcys, Devines, and Martins of In 1848, just two years after it reasons. As Father O'Connor was begun on the great The Lady then confided a sepa­ South Bend are direct descen­ took place, the apparition was said, "At La Salette, Mary wept. romanesque basilica we see to­ rate secret to each of the chil­ dants of ancestors fleeing the accounted in detail by the then At Lourdes she smiled." In the day." Built on a mountaintop dren, after which she said, "Well, Irish potato blight of 1850. In Superior General, Father same token "At Lourdes, she nearly 6000 feet up, it is very my children, you will make this fact, the preponderance of Irish Moreau, in his bulletin Estrennes healed people while at La Salette often shrouded in cloud, and known to all My people." She Catholics in Northern Indiana Spirituels. In Volume II of Basil there were no miracle healings," completely unapproachable dur­ then rose above the field in an helped establish the Irish roots Moreau's biography of Father O'Connor said. ing the snowy winter months. orb of light and disappeared. of Notre Dame. Moreau entitled The Dark Night, O'Connor further explained, The apparition of Our Lady of "as soon as [the interpretations] "Generally the people are more La Salette remains obscure to The cross and gold lace chain The statue became known, Father Moreau attracted to someone who is many, both in place and memo­ According to Ervin Lovas and The apparition occurred just devoted a good deal of attention cheerful than someone who is ry. Though the Grotto may be other patrons of the apparition five years after Father Sorin to the apparitions at La Salette ... weeping." Even today, revela­ the preferred sanctuary for at La Salette, the hammer and sailed for America to found his and as far as can be determined, tions of the Virgin Mary are syn­ prayer and reflection, Our Lady pincers on the cross are "the University of Notre Dame du Lac. Lourdes interested him less." onymous with miracle healings. of La Salette holds a place in the instruments of Christ's crucifix­ From a letter dated to Jan. 20, Father Moreau paid a visit on Alluding to the hammer and pin­ history and spirituality of Notre ion." The La Salette Fathers, 1880, exchanged between Dec. 8, 1863, to the cradle of the cers on the cross of the Lady at Dame. members of the religious follow­ ing of La Salette, contend that the hammer symbolizes the cru­

~ cifixion of Christ by the sins of r men while the pincers recall how r the nails were extracted. As ~ Lovas said, both "remind us of ~ our obligation to expiate the sins r of the world through repara­ r tion." r It is widely agreed that the gold chain around Mary's neck , symbolizes the "chains of idola­ try" as mentioned in the Lord's prayer. It seems like Mary is bound by the sins of man: his materialism, sex, heresy, drugs, and other false gods.

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Philos. the doctrine that the con­ mous) noticed Apple's homepage and picture or play. On the contrary, obsceni­ publishing on the Internet, and so allows duct of human beings expresses personal alerted ... " ty is wholly an attitude or predisposition and encourages students, staff, and facul­ choice and is not simply determined by of the viewing and accusing mind, which ty to experiment with producing personal physical or divine forces. is only delu!;!ionally read into, or ascribed WWW pages. However, the University to, that which is accused of being can accept no responsibility for the con­ Excerpt from my personal statement to obscene." tents of those pages [emphasis added]. the Office of Residence Life, dated Matthew "The links from this page are the per­ November 10, 1996: Excerpt from "Responsible Use of sonal home pages of Notre Dame stu­ "The day after my AFS privileges were Information Technologies at Notre dents, staff, and faculty. While these frozen without prior warning, Professor Dame," somewhere in Dulac and on the pages do not in any way constitute offi­ Kantor, Vice President and Associate Apple internet: "Impermissible uses (some of cial Notre Dame content, we hof.e you Provost, hand-deli.vered a letter,... In this which may also constitute illegal uses) find the information in them usefu , or at letter, Professor Kantor allegea that the include, but are not limited to, the follow­ least entertaining. The views and opin­ file contained 'offensive, sexually orient­ in~: [emphasis added] ions expressed in the pages below are ed photographs of nude male an (I female pornographic, n. obscene literature, art • Posting or sending obscene, porno­ strictly those of the page authors, and figures accompanied by a vulgar narra­ or photograph_y, esp. that having little or graphic, sexually explicit, or offensive comments on the contents of those pages tive.' no artistic ment. material should be directed to the page authors "In fact, the file contains the following: "• Posting or sending material that is [emphasis in original text)." 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Anonymous Notre Dame parent: "I Excerpt from "Telecommunications Act my personal distaste for materia which didn't send my daughter to N"otre Dame amounts to censorship," the Observer, encoura~es the objectification of human '"Who does it and how it's done and to be subjected to perversity!" Feb. 14, 1996: "In deference to the free­ beings ... what happens isn't relevant,' he says. thinking spirit of the CDA 'Notre Dame is taking care of its busi­ adult, adj. 1. having attained full size and [Communications Decency Act], I have Voltaire: "Though I may disagree with ness.'" strength; grown up; mature. 2. of, per­ reserved a special Anti-Censorship page what you say, I will defend to the death taining to, or befitting adults. 3. a. on my own homepage. 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MTV invades Chicago's Hard Rock Cafe 1n• search of road

By ASHLEIGH THOMPSON show for which we were auditioning), this documentary would was the only part of the experience that was Associate Accent Editor reveal all stages of the show's production. Camera crews Decisions undoubtedly get made because of pulled Mr. Face Piercing out sonality trait or special ile the idea of joining the real world haunts like a of the crowd to have a cute, MTV executives notice. ightmare for some, becoming part of MTV's "The pseudo-natural conversation the fact that W:Real World" may seem like a dream. Perhaps that's on tape with Mr. Three-piece think you're c why almost 2000 hopefuls flocked to Chicago last Thursday Suit. their show p and Friday, eager for their chance at stardom. Maybe that's The obvious visual contrast bling as a job why my friends and I jumped in a car of our own, complete the crew was attempting to But the chances with a full tank of gas and a carload of excitement. force yet pass off as sponta­ make whatever pai We honked and screamed and wondered which one of us neous appeared almost obnox­ tion occurs completely would certainly be chosen, yet as we pulled up to Chicago's ious, and as the Director title of the show Hard Rock Cafe, we fell silent. Hoards of people meshed into a passed us by in the line I ticipants' lives are scattered line that spanned at least four blocks, in what proved shouted, "What? Are we too world hardship. M to be the largest response to an open call that Music Television normal to be on 'The Real approximately eight p has ever received in its history. In the 20 degree weather, it World'?" This challenge pro­ an exciting metropoli was going to be a long wait. Thank goodness there was a lot to voked his attention, and he paid, within the walls see. turned around and countered, fabulous house. Th As with any function revolving around MTV, one would "Stand by. Rolling. So you cosmopolitan cities expect to see more than a few trendy Generation Xers ready think you're too normal to be London, San Francis for their ten minutes of fame, and boy, were they there. Crowd on 'The Real World'?" With ~-·~Sic • relaxing in the coolest scans revealed two heavily made-up women, clearly beyond cameras and microphones in a.' ning on the hottest be "The Real World" age limit, flirting with several blue-haired our five faces, we tried to be as u.. ON have earned fame, landed j 14-year-olds, as people of every witty as possible, realizing this might just be our five minutes MTV programming (i.e.: Vee-jay Eric who app shape and color looked ·on. of fame. We expressed our brilliant insight concerning diversi-· Real World"- New York), while others are a Tattooed women conversed ty as the key to the show, and knowledge that everyone national lecture circuit. with men in three­ couldn't look like the cover model for Grunge magazine. And what does MTV get in return? Millions < piece suits taking Applications for both "The Real World" and "Road Rules" in weekly to watch every aspect of these pPople the afternoon were then distributed.---- the amazi11 ofT. to anyone mat of thE As luck between the all season would have it, ages of 18 else is add we even spotted and 25, ask­ the occa about a half dozen ing such Mor other Notre original, the Dame students. thought-provoking .·.•· .· · Even though questions as "What · · we held our own ·was your most embar­ in the body pierc­ rassing experience?", ing category, we "What is your best just couldn't com­ quality? Your worst?" pete with the gentle­ and "Why would you man standing in front make an interesting of us, who had four huge, roommate?" metal spikes emerging from As a matter of fact, his bottom lip, four nose pierces, three eyebrow rings and at why would we make l,;,:;::;:::5a·-;.· • least 15 different earrings between both ears. His apparent goo d roo m mate s ? I?'r)~::!i· ·;::.:·::i~;.t.;:!;!!~i!~·:;j··· ·:;··\!£ privacy. fetish probably proved equally intimidating to the MTV execu­ Because the show maybe tives that periodically circulated among the crowd. ally lacks a wholesomeusu-lilllll~~~~~~~~~~~~~t=;;~~~·~~~~!!!!~!!~!!~~ W you see They walked up and down the line, sizing up the crowd, and Catholic character? The Observer/Ashleigh Thompson thing's announced that by· remaining in the line, we were agreeing to Because we scored allow our likenesses and voices to be used in an upcoming competitively on the Hoards of young adults gathered at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Chicago on MTV documentary on the making of "The Real World."· To be SAT? Geographic Friday, hoping to earn a place in the cast of The Real World or Road Rules. aired as the first episode of the Boston season (the site of the diversity? Maybe this

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"real world." ever knew insane with envy, we stood in line for an hour. strong per- Then two. Then three. We huddled together, trying to keep spark that the warm, and were comforted by visions of our house in "The Contemplating Real World"- Boston. The roommates will be just might not working at a youth community center, and I enough for this is where we thought we had just as hum- our true advantage. Knowing that they couldn't pick being chosen people who self-inspec­ would trauma­ worth it. The tize the chil­ , as the par­ dren, our con­ but a real fidence grew arranges for when reflect­ le to live in ing upon our all expenses relatively a humongous, conservative been in such appearances. s New York, All we had to do Q and Miami, was sit and wait clubs and tan­ for the interview aches. Some to convince MTV of obs on regular what we already d on "The knew. ually on the Several MTV inter­ viewers waited inside, but as viewers tune the onslaught of perspectives fun- lives. That's neling on to Ontario and Clark Street grew, the intense, per­ gly simple for­ sonal interview process apparently dwindled to six people seat­ entire show, ed around a table, with an interviewer asking two or three of Nothing them a single question. With this consolation in mind, we , except for didn't feel so depressed when quitting time eventually rolled ional Alanis around just as we neared the restaurant entrance. MTV per­ ng thrown in sonnel announced that they ~ere getting kicked out of the background. Hard Rock Cafe, and that they would accept all remaining ent every applications and photos. Handing the casting agent our appli­ nd glance, cations and photos felt like throwing them in the garbage, but catch every since that minute possibility of getting a call still existed, we sation, and smiled as walked into the warm Hard Rock Cafe. called con­ My comrades and I slumped around the table and ordered are designed beverages, attempting to alleviate our frostbitten bodies while g the confes- contemplating our day. We felt tired and a little disappointed, d innermost but had a lot of fun during the one-of-a-kind experience, if for of each and no other reason than escaping South Bend for the day. member. All When "The Real World"- Boston cast members grace our e, none of the television sets iri several months, the five of us will probably a viewer, you laugh and remember the day we tried to make this dream our sgusted by what · reality. At least our absence from the cast won't be for lack of r hear, but one trying. The warped and wonderful characters will experience r sure, at least their own self-absorbed trials and tribulations for all of eason, you're America to see, and I'm sure somewhere along the line, I'll jealous. watch and think that I could've taught them something about is inner desire the what the real world really is. everyone we

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LOke Player 1.5 Tuesday, November 19, 1996 The Observer • SPORTS page 10 Capitals defeat league-leading Panthers in Miami By JOHN PACENTI like we did last game we came Red Wings 2, Coyotes 2 the third period when he was from in close midway into the Associated Press Writer in here," Allison said. awarded a penalty shot after opening period. Bondra set up the Capitals' Darren McCarty scored with being pulled down from behind MIAMI first goal at 6:02 of the opening 1:43 remaining Monday night by Ward. The Bruins made it 2-1 when The Washington Capitals did period when from to lift the Detroit Red Wings to But Hudson, playing his first Moger redirected Ray something Monday night that Washington's zone - he put a 2-2 tie with Phoenix Coyotes. game for Phoenix after being Bourque's shot past Terreri at no other team has done this the puck on the blade of Brendan Shanahan also recalled from the Phoenix 14:35 of the first period. season. They made the Florida Krygier. scored a goal and assisted on Roadrunners of the Bourque fired a shot from along Panthers look bad. the game-tying goal for the Red International Hockey League on the right boards and Moger, Chris Simon scored twice, and Krygier, who was racing Wings. Sunday, fired the puck directly positioned in front, tipped the Todd Krygier added a goal and down the right boards, beat Jeremy Roenick and Chad into Osgood's right pad. shot inside the right post. an assist to lead Washington to Florida goaltender John Kilger scored first-period goals Osgood, who has stopped all Seconds after a Boston power its third consecutive victory Vanbiesbrouck stickside with less then a minute apart for the three penalty shots taken play expired early in the second with a 4-2 win over Florida. the slapshot for a 1-0 lead. Coyotes, who are winless in against ·him during his four­ period, Troy Mallette's goal Washington made it 2-0 at nine of their last 10 hom'e year career, made 21 saves for made it 3-1. The Capitals outshot the 8:12 of the first when Andrei games (1-6-3). Detroit. San Jose closed to 3-2 on Panthers 20-7 in the first pe­ Nikolishin flipped out a pass Phoenix goaltender Nikolai Tony Granato's goal midway riod and took a 3-0 lead. from behind the goal line and Khabibulin made 34 saves. Bruins 4, Sharks 2 into the period. "It felt pretty weird on the Bondra redirected it to Simon Shanahan set up the game­ Moger's second goal, with whole," Florida's Scott in front of the net for the score. tying goal when he gained con­ Sandy Moger had two goals 1 :43 to go in the third period, Mellanby said. ''It was foreign The goal extended Simon's trol of the puck to the left of the and an assist and Bill Hanford made it 4-2. territory. You couldn't help but scoring streak to four games. net and skated toward the made 31 saves Monday night as Rick Tocchet returned to the pinch yourself and say this isn't The Washington scoring crease. Khabibulin made the the Boston Bruins continued Boston lineup after missing two us." surge didn't stop there. The initial save, but McCarty batted their dominance over San Jose games with a sprained shoul­ The loss was only the third of Capitals took advantage on the in the puck from the top of the by beating the Sharks 4-2. der. the year for Florida (11-3-5) power play at 12:12 of the first crease. Steve Heinze and Troy and its first by more than one when Sergei Gonchar picked up Roenick gave Phoenix a 1-0 Mallette also scored for the Flames 5, Rangers 3 goal. Washington, which start­ a rebound and put it by lead at 9:28 of the first period Bruins, who won their third ed out 1-5, moved over .500 for Vanbiesbrouck, who was with his third goal in two straight game. The Calgary Flames snapped the first time this season at 10- screened by Krygier and his games. The victory also extended out of their slump with a big 9-0. own defenseman. Kilger extended the Coyotes' Boston's unbeaten streak third period Monday night. "Instead of fighting to get to lead 40 seconds later when he against San Jose to 10 games Theoren Fleury scored twice, .500, our goal is to get to the Florida got one back with one-timed a Bob Corkum pass (7 -0-3). The Bruins and New including the go-ahead goal in top," said Capitals center Jason 1 :48 left in the first period past Osgood from between the York Rangers are the only two the third, as the Flames rallied Allison. "We are not satisfied to when Scott Mellanby scored his circles. teams the Sharks have never to beat the New York Rangers just to make it to the middle." first shorthanded goal in his Shanahan's short-handed beaten. 5-3. Florida's comeback efforts 11-year career to cut the lead goal at 14:47 of the first period San Jose goalie Chris Terreri, With the score tied 2-2 in the were thwarted by Washington to 3-1. pulled Detroit within a goal. playing in his first game since third, Fleury scored his second goaltender Olaf Kolzig, who Simon made it 4-1 at 6:29 of Shanahan faked right to draw injuring his wrist Oct. 20, made goal of the night on a power made 27 saves and stopped the third on a breakaway, just Khabibulin to the ice and fired 23 saves. The Sharks are win­ play at 7:07, blasting a slapshot several one-on-one breaks. getting it by Vanbiesbrouck into the open net. less in their last four games (0- from the blue~line past goal­ "I thought Kolzig was the dif­ with a slow-rolling backhand. The Red Wings appeared to 2-2). tender Mike Richter. ference," said Florida coach Florida's Radek Dvorak finished tie the game when right wing The Bruins scored three Three minutes later, Fleury Doug MacLean. "He made six the scoring with his fourth goal Mathieu Dandenault blasted a unanswered goals after San assisted on Jonas Hoglund's or eight unbelievable saves." of the season with 3:22 left in 40-foot wrist shot at 15:33 of Jose had taken a 1-0 lead on goal on a 2-on-1 break. Simon and Krygier, who the game. the second period. Viktor Kozlov's spectacular goal "We really dug down in the didn't play when the Panthers Krygier has seven points in But video goal judge Don in the first period. third and came up with a big beat the Capitals 4-2 on Nov. 7, his last five games, while Simon Moffatt disallowed the score, Kozlov, braking in down the effort to get us these two made the difference Monday has three goals since coming to ruling left wing Tomas right wing, faked defenseman points," Fleury said. "No ques­ night. the Caps in a Nov. 2 trade with Holmstrom was standing in the Don Sweeney out of position tion, this win will give us a Jot Also making big contributions Colorado. crease as the puck went in the before firing a rising wrist shot of confidence starting this for the Caps were Peter Bondra "He has been a real addition net. over Hanford's left shoulder homestand." and Andrei Nikolishin, who to our hockey club," coach Jim Phoenix center Mike Hudson 7:19 into the first period. James Patrick and Dave each had two assists. Shoenfeld said of Simon. "He had a chance to extend the Boston tied it when Steve Gagner also scored for the "We didn't want to start out has been playing well and his Coyotes' lead midway through Heinze pushed his second Flames, who were 1-5-1 in confidence level is way up." rebound attempt past Terreri their previous seven games.

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Progress The Dallas Cowboys have in the game to tie the mark seven field goals?" demonstrate that they had has already been made. beaten the Green Bay Packers shared by Jim Bakken and Rich The Cowboys (7 -4) pulled into passed the three-time Super Samreta started out the season in some notable shootouts the Karlis. a second-place tie with Bowl winners at the top of the with sixteen reaches per length past three years. Right before the record-tying Philadelphia in the NFC East. conference. and now that's down to fifteen. Chris Boniol's foot was the kick, Dallas quarterback Troy Dallas trails Washington by one Instead, they lost by double Time is really on Samreta's only weapon they needed Aikman took a knee and the game, and has two games left digits for the seventh time in side in a two-fold way. The Monday night. Cowboys called timeout to get against the Redskins. seven games in Texas. swimming season has just be­ Boniol, who was in bed with Boniol onto the field. The Packers came in severely gun and Samreta is only a the flu for two days last week, After the kick, the teams Green Bay (8-3} lost for the handicapped on offense - freshman. If she keeps up her tied an NFL record with seven milled around, with the Packers second straight week, but re­ without Robert Brooks and current pace with each meet, it field goals as the Cowboys beat apparently angry about Dallas mains in good shape in the NFC Antonio Freeman, their top will be only a matter of time the Packers 21-6, their seventh adding a needless score. Reggie Central, two games ahead of wide receivers, and tight end before the record book will straight win over Green Bay in White appeared the most upset Minnesota. Mark Chmura. need to be changed again. four seasons - all at Texas as he jawed with Cowboys re­ But the loss meant more to All were injured and sorely Stadium. ceiver Michael Irvin. Green Bay than just a game in missed against the NFL's lead­ Hoops Boniol's first five field goals "I feel good, it's something the standings. ing defense. • COLLEGE fOOTBALL continued from page 16 counted, hitting seven of its last nine field goals to seal the pro­ Ex-Irish recruit arrested again gram's biggest victory in years. Associated Press charged with destruction of team playoff field. The playoffs "To play as well as we did property. Both are free on begin Nov. 30. against a Final Four caliber ST. ALBANS, W.Va. bond. Moss caught at least one team this early in the season is Marshall athletic department The charges carry a sentence touchdown pass in every game really encouraging," comment­ officials said Monday they were of up to a year in jail. for Marshall (11-0), breaking ed Irish head coach Muffet investigating a scuffie between Police reports indicated nei­ the 1-AA record of 10 consecu­ McGraw. "We controlled the record-setting wide receiver ther Moss nor Offutt was seri­ tive games with touchdown re­ tempo from start to finish. We Randy Moss and his ex-girl­ ously injured. ceptions, set by Mississippi went up against a good team friend. "We're still trying to gather Valley State's Jerry Rice in and showed that we are a good Coach Bob Pruett and athletic information on it," Pruett said. 1984. In March 1995, Moss team as well. We played with "Randy's part of our family. was arrested for beating a fel­ a great deal of poise." director Lance West said no decision had been made about Any time any member of your low DuPont High School stu­ whether disciplinary action family has a problem, you try to dent. His probation on that Please would be taken against Moss, stick by them and support charge was revoked in June who has 1,173 yards receiving them. 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• MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Harriers dominate District IV By WILLY BAUER formance, finishing in second "He's the linchpin of the Sports Writer place out of 240 runners team," Piane said of Dunlop. behind Michigan's John "Honestly, I knew Joe could run It's like deja vu. Mortimer. A trio of Irish run­ very well. If he runs well, the The Notre Dame men's cross­ ners filled out the top-10. Matt team runs well. Hexing, Seiling country team is again peaking Althoff, Derek Seiling and Joe and Althoff ran the way they at the right time, as the team Dunlop finished eighth, ninth have all year nut Joe Dunlop won the 1996 District IV meet and tenth respectively. The was the key for us. He ran ex­ in Champaign, Illinois on three runners were separated tremely well and Tim Saturday. Last year the Irish six-hundredths of a second. Englehardt ran terrific also." finished third at the Big East fi­ "I guess we are vindicated for Now the men set their sights nals, second at the District IV our fourth place finish at the on Arizona and the NCAA meet, meet and finished off the sea­ Big East championships," joked which will be held on Monday, son with an eighth place finish coach Tom Piane ... We ran very November 25. The Irish ran at the NCAA's. well. I have been to a lot of dis­ well there early in the season, The Irish dominated the field trict meets, 22 in fact, and I finishing in eighth place against by finishing four runners in the had never known so early in a an array of teams similar to top 10. When Tim Englehardt race that we had qualified for those that will be represented finished in 31st place, the vic­ the NCAA's. I knew at about next Monday. tory was sealed for the Irish 3,000 meters that we had The two top teams look to be who beat out defending cham­ qualified because we had our Arkansas and Stanford. The pion Wisconsin by three points. four guys running really well. I top-ranked Arkansas After struggling in recent didn't know we would win the Razorbacks are the defending weeks, Notre Dame returned to meet until 6,000 meters." national champions and return the form the team had in the Dunlop was clearly a pleasant the same team as last year. beginning of the season when surprise for Notre Dame. He "After this weekend we are the Irish were consistently fin­ saved his best performance for very excited about the meet," ishing three runners in the top- the last and most important said Piane. "We are awfully 10. meet of the season. Dunlop positive coming off the meet. The day belonged to the first had continually been the fourth Antonio Arce ran very well at four runners who qualified for Irish finisher in meets but this last year's finals and I hope he the Irish. Jason Hexing re­ was easily his highest finish of can bounce back and do that peated his Big East finals per- the season. again." If you see Gender S.tudies sports happening, call The Observer Critical Issues at 1-4543. Roundtable AIDS Education: Resources and Challenges in the Notre Dame/South Ber1d Community

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• WOMEN'S BASKETBAll Gaither buries Hawkeyes to the boards," explained Gaither. "On Seniors lead No. 20 offense, I just wanted to go inside." Gaither took over the game from the Notre Dame to early very start of the contest, scoring eight of the team's first 10 points and swinging seson upset of Iowa the momentum to Notre Dame for an 8-0 By T. RYAN KENNEDY early lead, one it would never relinquish. Sports Writer The senior star picked up where she left off in the second half. Gaither The season is hardly two games old, scored to boost the Irish lead to 10, then yet Notre Dame is spinning the world of seconds later connected on one of two women's basketball on its fingertips. free throws, but followed her missed The Irish women won a landmark shot to complete a three-point play. game .)unday night, handing the sixth­ Iowa head coach Angie Lee was quite rankeo Iowa Hawkers grim defeat, 61- impressed with Gaither's performance. 50, in their own Carver Hawkeye arena "She's incredible," Lee said. "Talk to advance to the semifinals of the about somebody who doesn't quit. She Preseason WNIT. doesn't quit." The shocker was Notre Dame's third­ Things became sticky though as the ever victory over a top-1 0 opponent, but Hawkeyes cut the lead to 34-33 with the Irish will have ample opportunity to 15:35 left in the game. Instead of buck­ expand that figure tonight against ling under the pressure, --as they may fourth-ranked perennial powerhouse have done in days past, the Irish, led by Tennessee in Shreveport, Louisiana. Beth Morgan and Gaither, buried their Once again, Katryna Gaither owned victims with a 15-3 run over the next the floor, torching Iowa for 27 points seven minutes. Notre Dame then caught fire when it and 14 boards. The Observer/Rob Finch "One thing I wanted to do was go hard see HOOPS 1 page 12 Senior center Katryna Gaither poured in 27 points as the Irish advanced to the semifinals of the preseason NIT by beating sixth-ranked Iowa.

The mens soccer team will face UNC-Greensboro on Sunday in • SMC SWIMMING the first round of NCAA tournament play. 1996 Divi Freshman phenom

* 1. Washington. Finals *3. N.C. Greensboro Santa Clara '''''"'''''""'"'''''61. Notre Dame smashes record 1------. Richmond, Va lifornia Dec. 15 *N.C. Charlotte Samreta begins Angela Addington predicts *Fresno State I : Ch~rleston (S.C.) more records will be broken by the freshman in the future. *Cal State Fullerton Boston U. assault on SMC "It's a matter of her being in UCLA r \l *Harvard the pool and going in mentally ; record book "" ____. tough," commented *Southern Methodist __ Hartford By ANGELA OLSEN Addington. "There is the reighton £118ihode Island Saint Mary's Sports Editor adrenaline factor of the meet ~~t~~~:M_: that just isn't there at prac­ *Virginia *Bowling Green Get out the record book be­ tice. [In Thursday's meet] the George Mas , · troit Me cause a change needs to be girl in the lane next to her made. A 13 year old school was pushing so hard." Fordham *Indian record has been broken - by Addington also pointed to *St. John's Evansville a fresh- the drive factor which makes man. athletes work hard and break James Madison Semifinals *Rutgers In records at the result. *Maryland 1-___. Richmond, Va Cornell Thursday's "Michelle has that drive. I home swim expect her to go to nationals Dec. 13 South Florida meet ver.:. and have a good showing illiam & Mary " *Home Teams s *2. Florida Int. sus Calvin there. She has that much College, drive and dedication," said S a i n t Addington. Mary's Samreta Already Samreta has shown newcomer that she is a contender for Michelle Samreta set a new breaking the current school record in the 100 breast­ record in the 200 breast stroke with a time of 1:12.23. stroke. ' The old record of 1:13.98 had "It's my next goal," said been held by Gail Casey since Samreta. January 1983. On November 9 iri a meet Even more amazing was against the University of the fact that Thursday's meet Chicago, Samreta swam the was the first time Samreta 200 in 2:46.05. Then five .days had ever swam this event in later against Calvin she college. shaved over four seconds off "It was a goal for me that time and swam to victory throughout the day," said with a time of 2:42.03. Now Samreta. "It's my personal she has exactly two seconds best time in the event." left to go in order to topple the • "She did a great job," said current record. co-captain Tara Thomas. Addington is working with "The team is really happy for Samreta in practice to help Observer File Photo The Notre Dame fencing team made a very positive showing at the Penn State Open this past weekend. her." Performances such ~s that _of fre~hman Magda Krol, who defeated the defending national champion in the Saint Mary's head coach see RECORD I page 12 epee, bode well for lnsh nat1onal t1tle hopes. See tomorrow's Observer for in-depth coverage.

vs. Rutgers, NCAA T-ournament November 23, 12:30 p.m. aJ Harriers win District IV meet ~ (.., at UNC-Greensboro • NCAA Tournament Sunday, 1 p.m. ~ see page 14 ! (., vs. Wisconsin - ..... Sunday, 1 p.m. Cowboys extend streak against Pack ~ .. - Big East Championships CIJ • at Bowling Green ~ November· 23 see page 12 ~ November 22, 7 p.m. -e

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