---------- SNOW Uncle Tupello reflects influential career Tuesday The St. Louis threesome that innovated the popular alt-country music now emulated by many other bands released a new anthology, 89/93, which HIGH 33° recaps the group's career. MARCH 26, 0 LOW2S Scene+ page 11 2002 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL. XXXV NO. 111 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU CAMPUS LIFE CouNCIL Poorman stands firm on alcohol changes ments to the alcohol policy a who sit on the council. By JASON McFARLEY week after announcing them to Comments throughout the News Writer students. He spoke in front of meeting reflected the division. hundreds of undergraduate stu­ "With the amount of effort we As nearly 200 students sur­ dents who filled the chairs in the put into alcohol awareness, edu­ rounded him on three sides LaFortune Ballroom after the cation, discipline, we could be Monday, the man behind pro­ crowd had packed another room doing so many other things," posed changes to the University to capacity. said Keenan Hall rector Father alcohol policy welcomed student On a day when CLC members Gary Chamberland, who asked input into the writing of the revi­ and several students at the 2 1/2- Poorman why he hadn't taken sions but closed the door on hour meeting directed frank the more drastic action of ban­ reversing the planned crack­ comments and questions to ning all alcohol on campus. down on campus drinking. Poorman for the first time pub­ Poorman, a former Dillon Hall "I don't want to build false licly, the council's defeat of a rector, restated his belief that hope," Father Mark Poorman, Student Senate resolution also alcohol abuse is a problem at vice president for Student thwarted hopes for an eleventh­ Notre Dame but said his pro­ Affairs, said, receiving grumbles hour stand against the policy posed changes to outlaw "hard" from the student audience."This changes. liquor in undergraduate resi­ does appear to be a definitive The CLC voted 11-7 in closed dence halls, ban in-hall dances direction we're moving in. If we ballot in favor of the resolution to and loosen tailgating rules look at that again, it'll be down overturn the proposed ban on in­ address the issue. the road." hall dances. leaving the measure Poorman announced the NELLIE WILLIAMS/The Observer Poorman's words came at a one vote short of passage. The changes March 18, after a two­ Father Mark Poorman, vice president for Student Affairs, divisive Campus Life Council vote likely reflected a split year study into abusive drinking reacts to Mark Garafola's speech to the Campus Life Council meeting, where the administra­ between the students and the and the students present at the meeting Monday. tor formally introduced amend- rectors and lone administrator see ALCOHOL/page 4 NO raises Quadruplets call SMC home Eldred tuition By THERESA FRALISH News Writer recovers 4.9 percent Most people enter college expecting to leave their family from and close friends behind. They By LAUREN BECK generally make new friend­ News Writer ships and are often hundreds of miles apart from loved ones. throat University officials recently But for the Taylor sisters, announced an increase in junior Lynn, and freshmen undergraduate tuition that rais­ Katie, Julie and Laura, a face es average costs to $32,020 for to face conversation is only a surgery the 2002-03 academic year and short stroll away. Katie, Julie, matches last year's 4.9 percent, Laura and David, who attends By EMILY FORD touting the two as the lowest Purdue, are quadruplets, and News Writer percentage increases in more Lynn is their older sister. than 40 years. Staying together was not an It may have been quieter than ' The 4.9 percent hike, which issue for the sisters of New University President Father Palestine, Ind.; rather each usual in the Office of the Edward Malloy revealed in a happened to choose Saint President at Saint Mary's the recent letter to the parents of Mary's for separate reasons. past two weeks. President freshman. sophomore and "We definitely made the Marilou junior students, translates to a choice on our own," said Julie Eldred $1,490 total increase in current Tayor. recently costs. It raises tuition to While each sister made her underwent $25,510 and room and board to own decision, they were all throat $6,510. looking for similar characteris­ surgery that The Board of Trustees has tics in a college. Saint Mary's rendered approved annual increases in small and welcoming atmos­ her unable to speak tuition for the past four phere was a main reason for decades. The past two years' above a low their choices. rasp. Earlier Eldred percent increases have been the "It's a Jot like our high CHRISTINA REITANOfThe Observer in the year, lowest since 1959, when there school: small and Catholic," Three quadruplets, freshmen Katie, Julie and Laura Taylor was no increase from the previ­ said Laura Taylor. "Saint and their sister, junior Lynn Taylor, attend Saint Mary's. Eldred had been experiencing hoarseness in her voice, and it ous year. Mary's just seemed to fit with The tuition hike was primarily me - academically and social­ liked it here because I've "When I came to visit Lynn, I was discovered that her vocal due to growing expenses and a ly," said Lynn. "There were always been in small Catholic felt like I really got to know cords had sustained damage. slowing economy, officials said. schools," said Julie Taylor. "I [Saint Mary's] and really liked "As you know, this job involves just a lot of benefits to coming talking all the time, and my voice "When we consider every­ here." liked the atmosphere." it," said Katie Taylor. had been sounding very raspy, thing taking place at this The women did apply to While the sisters did not all The four sisters share close and so when I went back to see University in order for it to other schools, but simply found purposefully choose to attend bonds while maintaining indi­ [the doctor]. he said my vocal grow and become better, we Saint Mary's to be a good Saint Mary's together, oldest vidual interests and friends. cords were deteriorating from see some extraordinary expens- match. sister Lynn did play a role in "We definitely all have our "I also applied to [Indiana their coming to the same see TUITION/page 6 University] and Dayton, but I school. see SISTERS/page 6 see ELDRED/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Tuesday, March 26, 2002 INSIDE COLUMN QUOTES OF THE WEEK "The SYR is a major part of "To come back and go 'This is about dorm unity. Breaking barriers Notre Dame tradition, and lifetime-best after being This is about a hell of a lot it's a huge part of the out for a year is pretty more than hard alcohol. " Halle Berry won the Oscar for Best Actress, Denzel Washington won Best Actor and Sidney residential community that incredible." Poitier received a lifetime achievement award. we try to foster here at Notre Joe Muto Then, of course, all is well with race relations in the Dame." Bailey Weathers O'Neill Hall president-elect at a film industry- or so some would like to think. women's swimming head coach on student demonstration in protest of Monday's Washington Post boasted about the proposed changes to the University's "golden night for black Brian Moscona Carrie Nixon's seventh-place finish alcohol policy actors," and many people are student body vice president on after she sat out last year because of talking about the Oscar year proposed alcohol policy changes shoulder surgery that made history by break­ ing down the race barrier. that will ban in-dorm dances However, the way some quickly have jumped on the "black actor wave," is actual­ ly a perpetuation of that bar­ BEYOND CAMPUS Compiled from U-Wire reports rier. There is no doubt that the success of this trio of film Helena Payne stars does represent a unique University of Kentucky allocates funds for scholarships moment in Oscar history, but more than another moment News Editor LEXINGTON, Ky. to hear about it. to tack onto the month of Part of the money allotted for "It shows their (the deans, associ­ February for a black history raises to University of Kentucky's ate provost and provost) level of fact. The 2002 Oscars, the "golden night for black provost, associate provosts and interest and willingness to sacrifice actors," show that Berry, Washington and Poitier­ undergraduate deans now will go to for these scholarships," he said. all of whom have completely different ethnic back­ support scholarships for prospec­ The contribution from roughly 20 grounds - are still seen as just black actors tive students. different individuals will amount to (emphasis on "black") in the eyes of too many. UK Provost Mike Nietzel said a more than $20,000, Nietzel said. The three actors represent various branches on decision has been made to con­ Nietzel added the potential schol­ this racial tree that has taken root through history: tribute 1 percent of the individual's arships are a strong appeal to UK's Berry is actually biracial, Washington is an African 3 percent merit raise to UK's new best prospects when they are mak­ American. and Poitier, a Caribbean American Governor's Scholars/Governor's glad to give part of it back. ing decisions about what college to whose parents are from the Bahamas.