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VOL. XXV NO. 27 The ObserverTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1992 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Roemer: Students hope for future By EMILY HAGE tinued. In the last 12 years, the News Writer percentage of high paying manufacturing jobs has gone Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s from 34 percent to 16.5 per­ students are the hope for poli­ cent, which inhibits the coun­ tics in the future, said Con­ try’s progress toward a more gressman Tim Roemer (D-In- service-oriented economy and diana) last night at the Center better paying jobs, which en­ for Social Concerns. courage family values, said His speech was one of three Roemer. preparatory sessions for the Children and poverty should Washington Seminar “Poverty also be priorities in the gov­ and Democracy in America,” a Tim Roemer ernment, he said. “Statistically one credit theology course of­ speaking, when you look at fered to Notre Dame and Saint articulate, born into good cir­ children and poverty in this Mary’s students. cumstances,” he said. “I think country, you should want to run “I think Notre Dame and Saint the mission for you is to take out and do something about it,” Mary’s people are the best risks.” said Roemer. One in five equipped people to come to Roemer also stressed family children, one in three Hispanic Washington,” said Roemer. “I values. “I think that govern­ children, and two in five African think the young people have a ment can help promote family American children are born into lot of the answers.” values,” he said. Roemer cited poverty, and one in ten people It is important for students to the Work Force Development in the United States are on food “ make the step across the abyss Services, which offers training stamps, said Roemer. and say, T am going to so to the unemployed, as a good Roemer supports shifting fi­ something about what I feel.’ I example of what the govern­ nancial support from B-2 think that’s one of the things ment can do for Americans. bombers and a $30 billion a that Notre Dame excels at.” “The best family values are year CIA budget to fund techno­ Roemer encouraged students to not only caring but having pro­ logical advancement, including use their talents by going to grams to help families get high definition televisions, to The Observer/ Maureen Long Washington to learn the politi­ through tough times,” he said. support for the middle class, cal system, helping in Ap­ America’s economic woes , helping families afford college. Block and tackle especially in the Midwest, will palachia, and volunteering at “We’re losing our middle class. Lyons Hall football team members practice their defensive skills in have a significant impact on soup kitchens. preparation for an upcoming game. Interhall football relieves stress children and families, he con­ “You are blessed to be smart, see ROEMER/ page 4 and encourages healthy competition between dorm rivals. __________ Stancato/Woo confront Whisler/Fedesna in runoff election Thursday By LAURA FERGUSON published, they are held re­ cline the appeal. News Writer sponsible since it involved their The other tickets of How­ SMC Freshman Elections campaign. They must count the ells/Farley, McDonald/Petrovic Since no ticket received a ma­ Lisa Whisler/ Barbara Howells / $14 used to p rin t the ad as a and Stancato/Woo are releasing jority of votes in last night’s Liz Fedesna^-- Jhenn Farley part of their budget. a formal complaint against the “ I didn’t know about the bud­ Whisler/Fedesna ticket. controversial Saint Mary’s Col­ 1 7 # lege freshman class president get. The rules of the campaigns “We want our class to know and vice presidential elections, should be posted somewhere,” so that the outcome of the elec­ 18% a runoff election between Juliet said SMC freshman tion will be true. Because we Stancato/Jen Woo and Lisa Mavourneen Michiels, who don’t think that it is fair for submitted the ad to The Ob­ some to go out of their way to Whisler/Liz Fedesna w ill be Juliet Stancato / ^ \ Heather McDonald / held Thursday. Jen Woo Penalty Abstained Kathryn Petrovic server. go by the book and for others to The ticket of Barbara How- 5% 2% The decision to subtract 14 not adhere by the rules,” said ells/Jenn Farley received 17 A penally was assessed lo W hisler / Fedesna The Observer/Christopher Mullins votes was made by a portion of Stancato and Woo. percent of the vote, Heather the election committee, Student Thirteen positions for the Body President Tina Carrara Board of the Freshman class McDonald/ Kathryn Petrovic 18 paign, which was penalized 14 Observer on Friday to wish and Director of Student Activi­ were also decided by the elec­ percent, Stancato/Woo received votes because of campaign vio­ them good luck in the election. ties Marlene Johnson. Whisler tion. Since only 13 candidates 24 percent, and lations. This ad caused Whisler and and Fedesna can appeal the were on the ballot all will be on Whisler/Fedesna 34 percent. According to Becky McLain, Fedesna to go over the $50 lim it decision until 8 p.m. Thursday. the board. From this group the Two percent abstained. election commissioner, friends set for campaign expenses. If appealed, the election Controversy surrounded of Whisler and Fedesna ran a Although the candidates did committee can accept or de­ Whisler and Fedesna s cam- birthday advertisement in The not know that this ad would be see SMC / page 4 ND accounting program ranked 6th in United States Special to The Observer The undergraduate account­ “The public accounting firms, in ing program in Notre Dame’s particular, are focusing on College of Business Adminis­ fewer and fewer schools when tration has been ranked sixth in Top 10 U.S. Undergraduate the nation in academic quality by a survey in the industry Accounting Programs newsletter Public Accounting Report. 1) University of Illinois “It’s gratifying to have our 2) University of Texas peers recognize the high quality of our faculty, students and 3) Umversityiof Southern California programs,” said department 4) University of Michigan chairman Thomas Frecka. ND is normally ranked among 5) Brigham Young University the top 10 accountancy 6) University of Notre Dame programs in the annual survey 7) Northern Illinois University:; of accounting faculty and de­ partment chairs nationwide. 8) University of Pennsylvania The University of Illinois 9) Miami (Ohio) ranked first in this year’s sur­ 10) Ohio State vey, followed by the Universities of Texas, Southern California, and Michigan, and Brigham Young University. The ObaervferTCTrrstopher Mullins After Notre Dame, Northern Illinois University, the Univer­ they go out to conduct job in­ The Observer/ Maureen Long terviews with students,” he Higher technology sity of Pennsylvania, Miami (Ohio) and Ohio State Universi­ said. “This survey helps en­ Working in the DeBartolo Media Resources room, junior Brett Bauer and sophomore Steve Rossigno ties round out the top ten. hance our overall reputation use a computer with a laser disc system that allows professors to use footage from a video Frecka said the University’s encyclopedia as supplements to the class lectures. high rating helps the students. see Accounting / page 4 page 2 The Observer Tuesday, September 29, 1992 INSIDE COLUMN W E A T H E R R E P O R T Forecast for noon, Tuesday, September 29 Aiding suicide Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. / T >N Partly sunny and cooler today with a high around 60. can be an act Sunny and warmer Wednesday with of mercy highs in the mid 60s He’s at it again. You may TEMPERATURES have heard. This time it City H was just miles away from Anchorage 45 us in our neighbor to the Atlanta 70 north, Michigan. Another Bogota 59 death to which this man Boston 77 was a contributing Cairo 84 Chicago 69 factor—this, I think, his Cleveland 69 fifth. And yet, though his Dallas 83 identity is well known, he Detroit 69 Indianapolis 71 is a free man—not behind _ . _ Jerusalem 77 bars as many believe he BrendanRegan London 63 s h o u ld be, b u t ra th e r Graphic Artist Los Angeles 92 walking the streets just __________________ Madrid 72 Minneapolis 74 like you and me. (To those of you reading this FRONTS. Moscow 63 from your jail cell, ignore that last remark. And Nashville 75 don’t worry, you’re not missing much by not New York 70 being able to vote this fall.) Paris 68 COLD WARM STATIONARY Philadelphia 73 © 1992 Accu-Weather, Inc. Rome 81 All of the aforementioned deceased are Seattle 66 women, for what that fact is worth. No, this South Bend 63 man is not a rapist, nor does he even display Tokyo 70 any misogynist traits. Quite the opposite, he is HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT CLOUDY CLOUDY Washington. D C 74 an extremely caring, compassionate and Via Associated Press understanding individual who puts his own carefully calculated sense of right and wrong ahead of the conventions of the society that damns him. His name is Dr. Death. Well, that’s his nickname. His real name is Dr. TODAY AT A GLANCE Jack Kevorkian, but most people more readily recognize the former title, one that I feel is most apropos given his recently adopted specialty. WORLD warned in a letter from a relative two weeks ago that Wait a minute, you protest—this columnist, villagers planned to attack him for indulging in satanic who just finished describing this man as being rituals known as “qaravi tevoro”.

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