Wednes~ay, August 23, 1995• Vol. XXVII No.3 TilE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Mixed reactions toward Mod Quad migration Switch is 'like family moving into new home' By DAVE TYLER gender balances on campus. In News Ediwr 1992 and 1994 respectively, Pangborn and Cavanuagh Residents of Flanner, Knott, Halls were transformed from and Siegfried Halls woke up male to female buildings. this morning to find that their As news of the impending "homes away from home" changes spread, residents of would be changing. the dormitories expressed a A letter signed by Vice Presi­ variety of feelings about the dent for Student Affairs decision. Patricia O'Hara informed resi­ Siegfried rector Sister Mau­ dents of the three dorms that reen Minihane said there were they will be finding themselves mixed emotions in her hall. in new living arrangements for "It didn't come as a total sur­ the fall 1997 semester. The prise," she said. "But it did hit mim of Flanner will be moved the upperclassmen, because into Siegfried and Knott, and this has been their home." the women of those dorms will Minihane said her residents move to West Quad, into two have been open-minded about new dorms being constructed the move. "One girl told me next to Keough and O'Neill she could better relate to the Halls. Those two halls will be men of Cavanuagh and The Observer/Katie Kroener home to the men Grace Hall Pangborn, but others have said after that high-rise is convert­ they think this could be excit­ The shuffling of Mod Quad {top) has spread to four of the area's six dorms. Grace Hall is slated to be con• ed into office space. Flanner, ing." verted into administration office space at the end of this school year, while Flanner Hall (below) will follow the letter announced, will The prospect of the move ex­ in 1997. The residents of Flanner will move into Knott and Siegfried Halls, whose residents will relocate to become home to academic cites Minihane. "I think we're two new female dorms on West Quad. office space. looking forward to it, like a The conversion of Flanner family moving into a new Hall had been anticipated home," she said. "We have News speeds up since the announcement that memories for sure, but it's not its neighbor Grace would be the building; it's the people converted, sixteen months ear­ that make a place special." lier. The time frame of the Flanner rector Father Bill work schedule moves comes as a bit of a sur­ Seetch concurs. "(The move) is By BRAD PRENDERGAST prise. O'Hara told The going to pinch our current Observer yesterday that the sophomores, but we'll try to Associate News Ediwr University's Board of Trustees make this as easy on everyone The decision to convert Flanner Hall into aca­ made the decision to convert as possible," he said. "I think demic office space has bumped up the Uni­ Flanner, Siegfried and Grace this is something really posi­ versitY's timetable for building two additional more quickly than originally tive," he said. "We're getting dorms next to Keough and O'Neill Halls on West planned in July, after consider­ new dorms, with new social Quad, aecording to Vice-President of Student ing several factors, including space and a bigger chapel. I'm Affairs Patricia O'Hara. savings on construction costs, all for it." In a letter released yesterday, O'Hara said efforts to minimize inconve­ Seetch hopes the men of that Flanner residents will be moved in the fall niences to students and facul­ Flanner will be able to draw of 1997 into Knott and Siegfried Halls, whose ty, and a worsening shortage on the example of their neigh­ residents will then occupy the new dorms to be of academic office space on bor Grace who will precede them in the moving process. built on the south side of campus. eampus. Prior to yesterday's actions. the University had · "It became crystal clear that "We'll have their experience to not officially scheduled a completion date for it would be wise to move up learn from, and hopefully we can use that as a guide the construction of the third and fourth dorms the timetable," said O'Hara. on West Quad, but general plans provided for a The conversions of Knott and towards a smooth transition," Siegfried mark the first time he said. date roughly four years further in the future. The Observer/ Katie Keener Three reasons led the University to implement female dorms have been con­ "I think it's stupid that they verted in order to preserve its timetable ahead of time, O'Hara explained in see SCHEDULE/ page 4 see REACTION/ page 4 Taylor wins Smith Award Special to the Observer O'Meara. "It lends appropriate was professor of civil engineer­ emphasis to Jim Taylor's 30 ing at Penn State, at the same James Taylor, associate dean years of significant contribu­ time serving as director of the of the tions to the theory and practice university's bureau of highway University of ·\~~~~ of transportation engineering." traffic and head of the traffic N o t r e In numerous studies for agen­ operations and design division Dame's cies including the Federal of its Pennsylvania Transporta­ College of Highway Administration and tion Institute. During the Engineering the National Research Council's course of his doctoral studies at and profes­ Transportation Research Ohio State University from sor of civil Board, Taylor has investigated 1961-65, he was a research as­ tmgineering design, traffic control and other sociate in the university's and geologi­ Taylor factors crucial to transportation transportation engineering cen­ eal scienees, safety and has identified new ter. He also was manager of has been methods and procedures for HRB-Singer, Inc.'s environ­ named reeipient of the Institute analyzing these factors and mental sciences branch from of their interrelationships. 1966-68. Transportation Engineers In addition to his teaching The Wilbur Smith Award, Wilbur S. Smith Distinguished and research, Taylor was chair named for a renowned Yale Transportation Educator of Notre Dame's civil engineer­ University faculty member and Award. ing department from 1976 until transportation systems innova­ Taylor aceepted this presti­ becoming associate dean in tor, is presented annually. gious award August 6 during 1982. He served as acting dean Winners are selected by a the institute's annual meeting of the college from January board representing major gov- The Observer/Katie Kroener in Denver. 1987 until June 1988. , ernment and professional When's Bookstore? "This is a singular honor, and Before joining the Notre transportation organizations. Students take time out to play basketball before their workload richly deserved," said the Uni­ Dame faculty in 1976, Taylor thickens. versity's provost, Timothy - ------------------- page 2 The Observer· INSIDE Wednesday, August 23, 1995 • INSIDE COlUMN • WORlD AT A GLANCE Death Americans disagree with Clinton's new tobacco policy Associated Press Poll NEW YORK Most Americans oppose some of and President Clinton's aggressive efforts to Public opposes cigarette shield teen-agers from tobacco adver­ tising and promotion, an Associated marketing restrictions Press poll found. Revelation Fifty-eight percent reject a proposed I have never been very ban on tobacco brand names on T -shirts • Do you support or oppose having the government allow only or in sporting events such as auto rac­ • black-and-white text - no color or pictures - on tobacco good at putting names Q billboards and in cigarette advertisements in magazines that with faces. So when I got ing's Winston Cup or the Virginia Slims many young people read? · a letter this summer from Tennis Tournament. And 53 percent my former rector, I oppose allowing only black-and-white Support: 38% wasn't sure how to react. text - no color or pictures - on tobac­ The tone of the letter co billboards and in cigarette advertise­ Oppose; 53% was very somber and ments in magazines read by many Don't know I serious. Over the sum­ young people. no answer: a:f4! mer months a member of Michael O'Hara Clinton ordered those restrictions Aug. the Morrissey community Viewpoint Editor 10 with the goal of cutting teen-age had died tragically in an smoking in half. The tobacco industry • Do you support or oppose a ban on tobacco brand names automobile accident. immediately challenged him in court. • on T-shirts or in sportin!iJ events such as auto racing's Brian Hederman was a freshman last year. The Food and Drug Administration Q Winston Cup or the Vlrgmia Slims Tennis Tournament? could begin writing the regulations in He passed away on July 26. Support: 37% While I was saddened by the news that November unless stopped by the courts someone so young had died, I was also a bit or Congress. Oppose: 58% confused. I did not know Brian personally. The poll of 1,007 adults, taken Aug. Because Morrissey is such a large dorm, it is 16-20, fmds relatively weak support for Don't know I hard to get to know everyone well. I may the premise behind the regulations. Only no answer: Iii' have met him or had been introduced to him 40 percent agree unequivocally that the once, but even this I could not recall. tobacco companies actively use advertis­ However, the death of Brian did affect me. ing and promotion to try to get young­ • Do you support or oppose requiring the tobacco Industry to When someone your own age dies so tragi­ sters to start smoking.