Porter Proposes Resolution to Dissolve Body Spected by University Adminis by JASON Mcfarley Trators
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To print or not to print The battle continues Readers respond to The Observer's decision to Palestinian policemen sifted through the rubble left Wednesday refrain from printing David Horowitz's behind when an Israeli helicopter shot at a controversial advertisement. building, injuring 77· Viewpoint+ page 13 World & Nation + page 5 APRIL 4, 2001 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIV NO. 116 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU GRADUATE STUDENT UNION Wiskirchen's condition New administration takes office upgraded to 'stable' plan to follow up on many of and their children. By ANDREW THAGARD these policies. including "For married students we News Writer and colleagues have been in almost options for healthcare and a came up with something + Assistant band constant vigil at his bedside. graduate student center. like a dentist day where director suffered "We saw him [Monday], and the The gavel bang ending "We are really enthusias kids can go and get a free stroke Monday situation looked very grave," band Tuesday night's Graduate tic. We don't want to let go checkup or sports activi director Kenneth Dye said. "Today Student Union meeting sym of what you did," Burgos ties," Deshpande said. "It we went in, and he was conscious bolized more than just the told the committee. "Mark will give us a better life for By JASON McFARLEY and responded very well." conclusion of a meeting. has already agreed to help students and their families." News Editor Word of Wiskirchen's illness led Outgoing president Mark us on the [healthcare] She told The Observer her well-wishers to hold a prayer ser Buckles handed over com issue." adminis Father George Wiskirchen, assis vice Monday night. mand of the GSU to newly The two tration tant director of Notre Dame bands, "This has brought the band com- elected president Gabriela quickly "We would really like to intends to was upgraded munity closer Burgos and her vice presi jumped imple from critical to dent Kishori Deshpande. know how the committee together full force m e n t stable condition at alumni, "l officially hand the com members and students feel. "We're optimistic and into their mentor St. Joseph's friends mittee over to our new pres ing pro hope that everyone who term by We would like to get Regional Medical everyone has ident and vice president," grams, announc Center Tuesday, knows him says a prayer." shown sup Buckles said at 8:30p.m. feedback from the greater ing the following a stoke port. We're all "It was a great pleasure t h r e e students." communi- Monday morning hoping for the working with you all," said m a i n cation that left him para Kenneth Dye band director best," Dye Alexander Samuel, outgoing points of Kishori Despande between lyzed on one side vice president and Burgos's their plat incoming of his body and said. opponent in the election. "I f o r m : new vice president students unable to speak. Wiskirchen, want to personally thank improving and their As of Tuesday night, Wiskirchen, a 31-year each and everyone of you - new stu- more sea 72, was in stable condition but Notre Dame facuity member, was you were willing to sacrifice dent orientation, fostering a soned counterparts, and remained without motor abilities rushed to the hospital around a little bit of your time to better rapport between stu talks by professionals about on the right side of his body and 12:15 p.m. Monday, according to help the GSU." dents and faculty and focus issues like stress manage speech capacity, hospital officials Father Bill Seetch, Wiskirchen's "We wish we could have ing on job placement for ment. said. Doctors expect to know the friend and fellow Corby Hall resi done better. We made some graduate students. In an attempt to cement full extent of the stroke's effects by dent. ground on computer clus Burgos and Deshpande stronger student-faculty Thursday. Dye said Wiskirchen was discov ters, healthcare and social plan to establish programs relations, Deshpande pro On Tuesday, physicians moved ered collapsed in his room after life," Samuel said, challeng meant to ease the transition posed getting the two Wiskirchen from the hospital's crit colleagues realized that he hadn't ing the new administration that students face entering groups together via formal ical care unit to a general patient reported to work at the usual 8:30 to continue the work graduate school. They also dinners and athletic events. floor, where they are monitoring Monday morning. Buckles and he started. hope to make this change The administration also the congestive heart failure he "We're optimistic and hope that Burgos and Deshpande easier on students' spouses already suffers from. everyone who knows him says a see GSU/page 4 In the meantime, band members prayer," Dye said. FACULTY SENATE Porter proposes resolution to dissolve body spected by University adminis By JASON McFARLEY trators. News Editor "[l]t cannot be denied that there is some truth in both per Citing waning support from ceptions," Porter said. colleagues and a lack of respect The Academic Articles allow from Notre Dame administra senate issues to be placed on the tors, on Tuesday Faculty Senate Academic Council agenda, but chair Jean Porter proposed a Porter said senate initiatives are resolution to amend the repeatedly denied. University's Academic Articles, a University policy dictates that move that would signal the end the senate can only recommend of the senate. the change in the articles. If The resolution would strike accepted by the senators, the Article IV Section 3 of the resolution would still need Academic Articles and would approval by the Academic have the effect of dissolving the Council, University President senate. Porter said at the body's Father Edward Malloy and the meeting Tuesday night. Board of Trustees. "Debate over such a resolution Based on that fact, Porter would have the salutary effect of noted that a new senate would forcing us to reflect on whether, likely be elected and hold office and in what way, the faculty of for the next few months. She this university wishes to contin said the new body could choose ue to assume responsibility for to revoke the resolution and managing its own affairs," continue the senateOs existence. Porter said. The senate will consider the Porter's concerns sprang from resolution at its May meeting. what she said were prevailing On April 18, a forum is sched perceptions of the senate. She uled for members to discuss the said colleagues continue to proposal. The forum is at 4:30 MARY CALASH/The Observer express opinions that the group p.m. in the McKenna Hall audi Faculty Senate chair Jean Porter proprosed a resolution at Tuesday's meeting that could lead to is powerless and too often disre- torium. the dissolution of the senate. She cited a perceived lack of support and disrespect from the University's administration as the proposal's impetus. page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Wednesday, April 4, 200 I I INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK IN SOUTH BEND I' Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday l For all the + Event: Trap Shooting, + Event: Acoustic Cafe, + Event: Stations of the + Event: Aquarium Society Edwardsburg LaFortune Student Center, Cross, Basilica of the Spring Auction. Scottsdale r -wrong reasons Conservation Club, 6 p.m. 10p.m. Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. Mall, 10 a.m. I. + Event: Interfaith + Movie: "Finding + Movie: "Space +Movie: "Bamboozled," When I read the title of Susan Sprecher's Christian Night Prayer, Forrester," DeBartolo 101, Cowboys," DeBartolo 101, Snite Museum of Art, 9 I I letter to the editor Monday, "Benefits of Cloning People," I was infused with such Walsh Hall Chapel, 10 10:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m. p.m. thoughts as being able to selectively clone p.m. specific organs for transplant or other useful applications of the science. Unfortunately, upon read ing the article I was mere Tom Haight ly disappointed with a series of poorly Assistant Compiled from U-Wire reports researched and amoral Design OUTSIDE THE DOME arguments, which is actu Manager ally rather frightening considering the implica- Horowitz attacks 'intolerable left' at BU lecture tions of the technology in question. Among the most offensive and misguided of BOSTON "/ want to improve the quality Security was the highest priority of Sprecher's theories is that "human races are Offering no apologies for his the College Republicans, organizers cultural artifacts with aesthetic function." advertisement rejecting black repa ofintellectuallife on campus. of the talk. Throughout his nearly Excuse me? A person is not a piece of art to rations for slavery, conservative I want more vigorous debate." two-hour speech, Horowitz was be enjoyed in a gallery! A person, by defini journalist David Horowitz spoke to a flanked by three bodyguards. All tion, is neither an artifact nor an aesthetic crowd of 400 at the Boston David Horowitz bags were searched at the auditori object. I hesitate to say this, but this mode of University School of Management um door by Boston University Police thought seems to be rather reminiscent of the Monday night. conservative journalist Department officers, and no signs type of Social Darwinism that led to the "jus "Blunt talk is a form of respect," were allowed inside. According to tification" of the Jewish Holocaust and the Horowitz said. "The attitude was I Nick Savides. president of the communist genocides by their perpetrators. hurt people's feelings [with the ad]. on general beliefs that liberal lead College Republicans, such precau People are not things, and are not to be treat This is a university campus.