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n r Thursday, February 20,2003 S cen e check s ou t m o v ies O bserver page 15 The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL. XXXVII NO. 99 HTTP://OBS ERVER.ND.EDU Prosecutor offers 2 options to Boat Club settlement,” said Bauer. Though Bauer didn’t know the “Obviously that’s been going on for offered to other South Bend bars, By TERESA FRALISH Bauer said the two options pro­ exact details, he estimated The sometime and the word got out.” such as Bridget McGuire’s Filling Assistant News Editor vided to The Boat Club are either Boat Club would have about three If the owners of The Boat Club do Station and Finnigan’s, in the wake having their liquor permit revoked weeks to make a decision on the not agree with Bauer’s proposal, of police raids that yielded dozens As a result of a late January raid or paying a $5,000 line and selling two options. The prosecutor noted they will have the option to appeal of underage citations. that led to 231 citations, The Boat their permit. “The permit would be that owners of The Boat Club the settlement. “In South Bend 1 have done the Club must either lose its liquor held by the ATC for up to two would likely make the argument “If we can’t reach an agreement, same thing on at least two cases. license or sell the bar to new own­ years,” Bauer said. In the second that the bar was checking identifi­ the case would have to be tried,” All involved substantial and inordi­ ers, said Indiana Alcohol and option, the bar could remain open cation, but Bauer said that would Bauer explained. “There is no way nate numbers of minors on the Tobacco Commission prosecutor but could not be run by anyone not be likely to change the pro­ that I can summarily pull the per­ premises,” Bauer said. “I’m trying Fred Bauer. connected to the current owners. posed settlement. mit.” to be consistent.” “1 received the report last week The Boat Club owner Mike “You don’t get that number of The prosecutor said that the set­ [from the Indiana State Excise McNeff did not return Observer kids in one place if they know that tlement offered to The Boat Club is Contact Teresa Fralish at Police] and sent them a proposed phone calls. they [can’t get] in there,” he said. similar to the ones that have been tfralishdPndedu Women boxers debut at the Bengal Bouts ND women will open the Bengal Bouts for the first time written by Skiba and fellow co­ By KATE NAGENGAST president Laura Young that made News Writer public sparring possible for women this year. For the first time in more than Young told The Observer in 70 years of Notre Dame boxing previous interviews that although history, women are ready to rum­ the idea of public matches for ble. women had seemed implausible Beginning this weekend, 12 to previous club presidents, their Notre Dame women will enter the proposal for this year met little ring in six exhibition boxing opposition. matches at the Joyce Center Skiba agreed and said that past Fieldhouse. They will spar in captains had felt it would be three unscored contests before “pushing their luck” for the the men’s quarterfinal Bengal women to request University Bouts Sunday afternoon and resources for public fights. three more before the semifinals This year, however, Rich Wednesday evening. Although O’Leary, director of intramurals the women’s boxing club was and club sports for the Athletic founded in 1997, this will be the Department, said he was looking first time women spar in public at forward to the women’s exhibi­ Notre Dame. tion matches. “The club is fairly new and in “I think we’re anxious to see the beginning it took awhile to the progress the women have establish a club before you could made in our boxing club,” he throw the girls in front of people,” said. said Shelley Skiba, co-president Each of the 12 contenders was of the club and a four-year mem­ chosen from among more than LISA VELTE/The Observer ber. “But I’ve always wanted to 100 members of the women’s Shelley Skiba, left, spars with Lauren Conti in preparation for the upcoming debut of the women do this.” boxers at Bengal Bouts 2003. It was a proposal to RecSports see W OMEN/page 6 Group organizes ND backs UM admission policy ♦ ND files a brief in PrivateIn stitu tion s la Support o f th e Heartland petition favor of affirmative University of NOcMgim'i AmrmaOvc Acdoa folk y ther discriminated against her. action policy Carnegie Mellon University New School University By CAITLIN EARLY Rosario, who is 21, said she was Atmrtem University 4 New York University News Writer ultimately denied access to the Belmont University Northwestern University By HELENA PAYNE bar that night. Boston GolLqge News Writer In an effort to generate support As citizens of a U.S. common­ Brandeis University Fepperdine University from a large cross-section of wealth, Puerto Ricans are U.S. Budmell U nirersity Rhode Island School of Design Notre Dame students, faculty and citizens and have all the legal Notre Dame and 37 other pri­ California Institute of Tech Saint Louis University staff, student organizers of the rights and privileges as those who vate colleges and universities Case Western Reserve Syracuse University Heartland boycott have started a live in the 50 states. filed a brief this week to the U.S. College of t he Holy Cross petition campaign. The group of students protest­ Supreme Court in support of the The Cathofi c University of The group is upset over alleged ing the alleged discrimination will University of Michigan’s affirma­ DePaul University America discriminatory remarks made to have tables set up in LaFortune tive action policies. Dickinson College | The George Washington Notre Dame senior Kristine until Friday to make the petition “We have a keen interest in the Dresel University University Rosario on Jan. 30 by a accessible to as many students as Supreme Court case because we Duquesne University The University of Notre Dame Heartland bouncer. Rosario, who possible. strongly feel that we and other Elizabethtown College The University of Miami is from Puerto Rico, said the “We are using tables to vocalize universities should be allowed to Emory University The University of Rochester bouncer told her that her identifi­ the information and to raise stu­ consider race as one of a number PairleighDickinson University The University of San Fransisco cation could not be accepted dent awareness,” said Shamus of factors in deciding which stu­ t Tlve University of Scranton, dents to admit,” said Matt Storin, because it was not an American Rohn, a student organizer for the Villanova Unhrmtity ID. Rosario also said the bouncer • H n n te m * p h iv e m ty asked her for a passport and fur­ see HEARTLAN D/page 4 see AFFIRMATIVE/page 4 M arqu^ e tin i Wrei ty “Washington Lfnivetmy page 2 The Observer ♦ ^VHAT S UP Thursday, February 20, 2003 Inside C olumn W hat ’s Inside CAMPUS W ORLD & BUSINESS It could NEWS NATION NEWS VIEW PO IN T SCENE SPORTS be worse Senate U.S. convicts Blizzard Carefully Scene checks Swimming approves new first terrorism strains state consider out the latest teams head to For anyone who doesn’t know cheif of staff suspect and local bud­ prospect of war movies New York me, I’m quick to vocalize my dislike for South Bend weather. As a gets native Floridian, I feel I’ve earned Members unani­ Mounir el English Professor “Talk to Her" The Big East Jacqueline Brogan gets a thumbs up swimming champi­ that right and it’s mously approved Motassadeg Recent harsh from reviewers, but onships begin a right I make Henry Scott as the received the maxi­ snowstorms in the says the United States and Iraq "Daredevil" disap­ today in use of pretty new chief of staff mum sentence Northeast hurts must work to end points. Uniondale, N.Y. often. Wednesday. Wednesday of 15 state and local bud­ their war of words. Freshman year, years. gets already for example, I strained from complained my nation wide state way through a budget deficits. blizzard. Last year also provid­ M ed me with Andrew opportunities to Thagard voice my dislike page 6 page 5 page 7 page 1 1 page 15 page 28 of the region’s weather with an Wire Editor ice storm and frequent days with wind chills in the zero and W hat ’s G oing D own below range. W hat ’s H a ppe n in g @ ND I am, however, one to give credit Employee reports theft from when it’s due. If, like me, you’ve ♦ Discussion with Tyrone Willingham “Football and Law School been following the weather reports Character” A university employee reported Tuesday recently, you’ll see that Indiana 8:15 a.m. at the Monogram Hoorn, Joyce Center morning the theft of a flower arrangement isn’t such a bad place to be right from the second floor of the Law School now. ♦ The Tempest, performed by Actors from the London between 4:15 a.m. on Sunday and 8:30 a.m. Sure we’ve gotten our share of Stage on Monday. There are no suspects lake-effect snow, painful winds and 7:30 p.m. at Washington Hall sunless days but this doesn’t even Student reports verbal compare with what the East Coast confrontation is going through right now.

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