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·~----------------~~----------------------------~--,-----=---------------~------------~ Let the race begin Elian reunites with grandmothers The Observer asks the presidential Another chapter was added to the Gonzalez saga Thursday tickets the tough questions and Wednesday as the 6-year-old met his finds out their stances on the issues. grandmothers at a neutral site. JANUARY27, Election Coverage+ page 6-7 WorldNation + page 5 2000 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIII NO. 71 HTTP:/ /OBSERVER.N D.EDU MULTICULTURAL New plan Panel: Diversity at ND presents challenges Increases• By KATE STEER college aid Assisranr News Editor The Notre Dame community By ERIN PIROUTEK has its work cut out for it Assistant News Editor whnn it comns to diversity. According to th~-1 eight pan elists in the "Colors of the With college tuition rapidly World" prPsentation outpacing the rate of infla Wednesday, Notre DamP pre tion, financial worries rank sents a myriad of challenges with chemistry tests as major for minority and majority stu sources of stress for many dents alikP. students. Especially at private As part of the weeklong institutions like Notre Dame Martin Luther King Jr. cele and Saint Mary's, students bration. the panel brought and their families often make togPther students of various great sacrifices to afford edu ethnic and racial back cation. grounds to offer their person Help may be on the way. al insights of Notre Dame and In a press conference last divorsity. week, President Bill Clinton Mike Brown. a junior, chose unveiled plans to help stu Notre Dame without visiting dents pay for higher educa tlw rampus. !lis Pxpectations tion. for life on campus were based "When we make college on the statistics he read in more affordable, we make the- college guidebooks. American dream more "I went based on the maga achievable," Clinton said. zine." he said, "and I didn't The plan's central compo expect too many minorities to nent is the "College Opportunity Tax Cut." Phased be on campus." JOB TURNER/The Observer Other students visited cam Student body president Micah Murphy challenges Notre Dame to "step out of their comfort in over 10 years, the $30 bil pus as part of recruitment zones and expand their horizons." Murphy and other members of a panel discussed the lion program would provide programs and had opposite diversity problems Notre Dame faces Wednesday. an average of $10,000 in tax deductions per middle class impn~ssions of the University. from Tulsa, Okla. recruitment weekend gave Africa. "When I was applying family as well as a possible "I ramn on n~cruit weekend. Watson's parents, whom her the impression that Notre to colleges, I didn't think race and I saw more minorities she called "mixed," came to Dame offered a more diverse was going to be a big deal, $2,800 in tax credits for each than I have ever seen. Then the United States in the 1970s environment. and I expected normal inter student. when I came back that first and settled in a predominant Meghan Healy, a junior action among different The plan also removes the week of school. I was like ly white area of Tulsa. biology major, grew up with groups," she said. 60-month limit for deducting 'Where'd they all go?"' said Watson's experiences as a experiences in the white Sharon Watson. a sophomore minority began early, and the minority of Brazil and West see DIVERSITY/page 4 see EDUCATION/page 8 McCain disputes old politics fairly strong, conservatives have political system and make sure By COLLEEN McCARTHY taken issue with McCain over American citizens' best interests Associate News Editor First Amendment rights related are represented over those of to campaign finance reform," special interest groups. Riding his campaign bus, the Fava said. "He is, in effect, alien "You take away the big "Straight Talk Express," across ating conservatives with his money, you're going to take the country, Republican presi stances on a w a y dential candidate John McCain s o m e t h e i r has made it clear he doesn't issues." "You take away the big money, power, play within political party lines. McCain, you're going to take away their a n d http://www.mccain2000.com Known for arguing with who co power, and you're going to break you're BACKGROUND Republican colleagues in sponsored going to Congress, the Arizona senator a cam that iron triangle of lobbyists, break * 1967-1972: During an air raid on Hanoi, becomes holds many characteristics of p a i g n big money and influence over that iron a POW in what soldiers called the traditional conservatives but finance the legislative process. " triangle "Hanoi Hilton" bucks the GOP on various issues. reform bill of lobby This hasn't earned him many with Sen. ists, big points among the Republican R u s s John McCain money * 1982-1986: Represented Arizona in the House party faithful, and could hurt his Feingold presidential candidate and influ- of Representatives chances to win the Republican (D-Wisc.) ence over presidential nomination. addressed the leg * 1986- present: Represented Arizona as U.S .. Leading the fight for campaign the issue in a Dec. 7 Republican islative process that has embar Senator finance reform, which most debate. rassed so many of us," McCain Republicans bitterly oppose has The McCain-Feingold bill said. "Congress has found the funds to raise their own distanced him from some con called for banning unlimited In a January debate in South salaries, but they can't find enough to help lower servative voters, said Patricia contributions that corporations, Carolina, Republican presiden Fav.'l, communications director lobbyists and unions can give to tial candidate George W. Bush and middle-income Americans," of the Alexandria, Va.-based national parties. argued that McCain's campaign -John McCain American Conservative Union. In the debate, McCain argued finance reform bill would hurt "Although his chances in the that campaign finance reform is New Hampshire primary are the only way to clean up the see MCCAIN/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Thursday, January 27, 2000 INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK AT NOTRE DAME/ SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Tumbling + Lecture: "Chinese + Film Festival: Student + Discussion and + Concert: Darlene Catello Women's Art and Values," Film Festival, 7:30 and booksigning: Ralph and Dawn Westman, Dow-n Lioa Wen, 4 p.m., 9:45 p.m., Snite Museum Mcinerny, philosopher, 2 2:30p.m., Haggar Center, Hesburgh Auditorium + Competition: "Play of p.m., Hammes Notre Saint Mary's College I fell down the stairs in DeBartolo. There's nothing quite so embarrassing as + Meet the Candidates: the Mind," 9 a.m. to Dame Bookstore. + Life Choices Program: "I falling down stairs. It's like screaming, "Look! I don't know how to walk! I'm incapable of Forum with candidates, 7 5 p.m., O'Laughlin + Film Festival: Student Am Woman: Is Feminism putting one foot in front of p.m., Haggar Parlor, Saint Auditorium, Saint Mary's Film Festival, 7:30 and Dead?," 6:30a.m., WNDU, the other! I don't know how light switches work either!" Mary's College College 9:45p.m., Snite Museum channel 16 I felt like I was back in high school, a freshman falling on the senior stairs. But in my defense, the Compiled from U-Wire reports stairs were slippery with all OUTSIDE THE DOME the melted snow carried in on people's boots. Anyway, it was at 3:15 on a Tuesday LSU dean stabbed at home; student charged afternoon, when the halls Laura Patelle were full of masses of stu BATON ROUGE, La. said. dents rushing to get out of A Louisiana State University stu "When [Baker] saw this guy, After the incident, Smith attempt DeBartolo. I slipped, my assistant dent allegedly stabbed the he r.ealized he was ed to run away, but one of Baker's feet went out from under managing University's dean of students neighbors detained him until police me, and I took a beautiful editor Monday morning, after the student no FBI agent." arrived, Kelly said. found out he was being investigated fall- an arms-in-the-air, Don Kelly Smith, who was taken to Earl K. limbs-flying, hip-banging, for grade tampering, according to Long Hospital and treated for a arm-whacking sort of fall. It hurt. It startled Baton Rouge Police. Baton Rouge police officer w.ound on his arm, was later me. Why was I suddenly on my butt when sec Interim dean of students John released and booked into East Baton onds ago I was walking down the stairs like a Baker sent a letter to Marques Houge Parish Prison, Kelly said. normal person? Smith, 21, informing Smith he was Smith, a junior in philosophy, is The stairs were packed with people, a verita being investigated on the charge, said. charged with attempted second ble sea of humanity. It took me a minute to get said Cpl. Don Kelly. Smith stepped between the car degree murder, Kelly said. reoriented, to regain my feet (and my dignity) The student then allegedly went to and the door, and the two men Baker was admitted to Our Lady of and to continue on my way. Baker's residence at approximately began to argue, Kelly said. the Lake Medical Center and treated A couple of my fellow students snickered at 7:10 a.m. Monday morning and When Baker tried to exit his car, for a stab wound and several cuts to my plight.