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Friday, October 11, 1996 • Vol. XXX No. 3 5 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Attridge leaves College of A&L for Yale By DAVID FREDDOSO new opportunities Yale will offer. Within News Writer the next decade, he plans to publish a commentary on the Gospel of John for Harold Attridge, dean of the College of the highly prestigious Hermeneia Arts and I.ntters, has announced that he Commentary Series. will bn leaving Notre Dame after this Looking back on his five years as dean academic year. of the College of Arts and Letters, Attridge, a member of the theology Attridge considered one of his most dnpartment, decided important accom this past summer to plishments to be the accept the Lilian Kraus 'part of the attraction hiring of new faculty Chair of New Testament members in the Studies at Yale of Yale is the quality College. University. of the university, the "We decided that When interviewed, he we really needed to cited several reasons library, and the tradition have more [faculty] for making this move, in my area of study.' ' around, because among them Yale's given our commit- Divinity School's pres- ments to teaching tige in his field of bibli- Harold Attridge and research, we cal studies. weren't able to cover "Part of the attraetion of Yale," he all those bases adequately with the size said. "is the quality of the university, the of the faculty we had," he explained of library. and the tradition in my area of his early term decisions. study." Attridge expressed excitement Attridge also recalled the curriculum at tlw possibility of playing a key role in expansions in some Arts and Letters thn nnw aeadnmic initiative being under programs. During his term, several lan taken at Yaln to rebuild its program of guage programs have been bolstered N!!W Testament studies. with new faculty members and Because of the many responsibilities increased funding, giving the College a The Observer/Dave Murphy lw has had as dean since 1991, Attridge more international flavor. He cited the Harold Attridge, dean of the College of Arts and Letters, announced his resignation from has had little lime for research in theolo the University, effective at the end of the academic year. He will move to Yale University, gy, and thus he is looking forward to the see ATTRIDGE I page 6 where he will assume the position of Lilian Kraus Chair of New Testament Studies. Friday Feature Kirk's disapproval Going to De-ci-o and we're ... may not stop rally By BRAD PRENDERGAST News Editor A demonstration in support of National Coming Out Week, scheduled to begin late this morning at the Fieldhouse Mall, did not receive approval from the Office of Hesidence Life. But the rally may occur anyway. In a letter dated yesterday, Bill Kirk, assistant vice president for residence life, denied a request from the College Democrats to register the demonstration. The College Democrats were one of several campus organizations sponsoring the event. But it was an earlier request for approval that see RALLY I page 6 .'""',:·I,.·~::s~·~ e~ d ·-" ,,,.~_... , PI .. .. .. ·-··~-·~ ;i;. .................. .......... I ' ; ' Friday, October 11 , 377 p.m. Football Weekend Social Gathering The Morris Inn Patio 3:3!}5 p.m. Center for the Homeless Alumni Tours (C.H.A.T.) Meet at the Main Circle Faculty marriages 4:30p.m. Marching Band Rehearsal Main Building · 6:45p.m. Band Steps off lor Pep Rally Band Building involve sacrifices, too 7p.m. · Pep Rally! Jor,ce Center, enter Gate 1{) · By JOHN DE BOY 7:30p.m. Play, 'Barefoot In the Park" by Nell Simon Washington Hall News Writer ,· saturdaY. october 12 • hen Professor Joan Brennecke began teaching at 8:30a.m. Marching Band Rehearsal Loftus Sports Genter Notre Dame in 1989, her husband, Mark Stadtherr, 8:30-12 p.m~ Alumni Ho$pltallty Center welcomes alumni Wwas employed as a tenured professor of chemical Joyce Center, rforth Dome engineering at the University of Illinois. For six-and-a-half 1!}10:30 p.m. PomPon SqUad and Cheerleaders Performances Notre Dame Bookstore years the couple endured the hardships of a long-distance 10:40·11 a.m. PomPon Squad and Cheerleaders P,rlormances married relationship, seeing each other only on weekends Joyce Center, North Dome and during breaks. 11:30p.m. Regis Philbin book signing The arrangement was hardly a pleasant experience for Notre Dame Bookstore 11:30·12 p,m, Gie& Club ·Notre Dame in Review The Observer/David Murphy Brennecke and Stadtherr, living in separate homes in cities Joyce Genter, North Dome 200 miles apart. 12·12:45 p.m. Shenanigans Performance Marriages between faculty members involve sacrifice. "I didn't feel like I really belonged here," says Brennecke, Joyce Center, North Dome For example, Professor Angela Borelli, (above) an an associate professor of ehemical engineering. "I felt like I 12·12:45 p.rn. Marching Band Concert assistant professional specialist in the department of Main Building Romance language and literature, put her career on wasn't really a part of Notre Dame. I almost had two lives, 1:10 p.m. Marching Band Pre·game Show hold to stay at home to raise her son while her hus which could be very confusing at times. I never knew which Notre Dame Stadium band, Mario, began his career as an associate pro cable channels were which, or where things were in the gro 1:30p.m. ·• Football Game: Notre Dame vs. Washington cery store." Notre Dame Stadium fessor in Notre Dame's math department. But there 7:30p.m. ! Pia~ "Barefoot In the Park" by Nell Simon are advantages, too. Professor Mei-Chi Shaw and However, the pressures of living apart were finally alleviat her husband, Professor Hsueh-Chia Chang (above ed for Brennecke when, in January of this year, Stadtherr ~~:=o61;iot.&r 13·---·---- ·-1 right), enjoy the benefits of geographic convenience 1 ' ""\Mass and an understanding of each other's work. see COUPLES I page 8 ! The Crypt, Sacred Heart Parish - Tli80bs&'Mi7foiiilfor.;;(i page 2 The Observer· INSIDE Friday, October 11, 1996 • INSIDE COLUMN • WORUl AT A GLANCE New Afghanistan regime attacks critics A challenge KABUL members of Afghanistan's Afghanistan's new Taliban IIIII Government troops Tajik or Panjshiri ethnic !ill! Dostum's forces • rulers searched house-to ' .. EJ Hezb-e-wahabat minority groups and house Thursday for anyone \ (Shiite Muslims) accusing them of collabo 0 Tllliban rebels to appreciate suspected of collaborating rating with the former ~ When you sign your with the former regime, government. r·"--- The Taliban are mostly name on your student unleashing a wave of fear ; ticket booklet for Notre among ethnic minorities. .S Pashtuns, the country's Dame football, you sign In Baghram, near the dominant ethnic group, over six days of your front line, a resident was and fear has grown among life, in a way. A foot dragged from his home and minorities that they will be ball game Saturday summarily executed by targeted for revenge. Taliban soldiers who In the northern suburb usually lasts the Kandahar entire day, when claimed he collaborated IRAN of Khair Khana, bearded you add up the hours Patti Carson with the former government Taliban troops patrolled and killed a rebel fighter, 100krri the streets in pickup spent on the tailgating, Managing Editor 1 the watching of the said travelers arriving in the L--'i=:::::::.:::::=::::.:::::=.::::::::::_ ____:.. ___ ._ _:::::="!§:~!0:~ ~~ trucks and tanks, leaning game and the after- capital. on the horns as they math. Taliban forces also set fire to two other homes, saying careened down dusty roads and frightened residents The football program is a huge part of this the occupants had fired in the direction of their sol scurried out of the way. All the fighters were armed community, and it's a great part, at that. diers. with Kalashnikov rifles, and many carried rocket But I thought I'd use this space today to In northern Afghanistan, meanwhile, three Afghan launchers. remind you that there are plenty of other factions reportedly formed a military alliance against Foreign journalists returning from the front line events on campus which merit your patron the Taliban. reported heavy artillery and small arms fire Thursday age. In suburbs of the capital of Kabul, terrified residents near Baghram military base, about 25 miles north of Let's face it. This academic community is said heavily armed Taliban troops were rounding up the capital. a rich environment for learning. Daily, there are lectures on campus which address Gore fares well in VP debates Scorsese to accept high honor a number of issues, from feminism to multi cultural affairs to political issues of every KNOXVILLE, Tenn. LOS ANGELES kind. There are concerts, poetry readings, Like a school kid sporting straight Filmmaker Martin Scorsese will join the ranks of and plays, produced and performed by our A's, Vice President AI Gore basked in James Cagney, Steven Spielberg, Orson Welles and other fellow students. There are debates, charity the reviews of his debate performance Hollywood legends when he receives the American Film runs, and small group discussions on faith and proudly brought the president to Institute's top honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award. and co-residentiality and nearly whatever his home state Thursday. "It's nice to "It's a very, very special award and I'm quite over you can imagine. be in Knoxville, riding along AI Gore's whelmed by this," Scorsese said Wednesday from Basically, in this community, everything is coattails," President Clinton joked Morocco, where he is directing a film about the Dalai served to us on a silver platter.