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IOBSERVER Friday, M arch 10, 1995 " Vol. XXVI No. 104 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Hutchison takes SMC election Video discussion Third election SM C Junior brings together finally produces <a C lass E lections UN, Golden Dome junior president By JAMIE HEISLER By CAROLINE BLUM News Writer News Writer Hutchison In conjunction with the United Nations World After visiting the polls three times, 58% Summit for Social Development, Golden Dome the sophomores of Saint Mary’s Productions will be hosting a roundtable discussion finally chose Leigh Anne Hutchison, featuring South African President Nelson Mandela, Anna Rafaj, Laura Loh, and Kelly Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Zermeno to represent their class Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, and next year. The Hutchison ticket de­ Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. feated the ticket including Leslie The discussion, titled “Talking Heads of State,” Field, Emily Ruffner, Becky Kellogg, will take place today in Copenhagen, Denmark, the and Anne Korte yesterday in the site of the UN Summit, and will focus on three top­ run-off elections. Abstain ics: poverty, unemployment and social integration. The Hutchison ticket earned 58 OTE 9% The roundtable will allow the four leaders to focus percent of the vote, while the Field on common problems as well as possible solutions. The Observer/ Robert Bollman, Jr. ticket earned only 33 percent. The discussion will be made into an hour long Sixty-four percent of the class voted, Jam” as a junior class sponsored student government through other program and is tentatively scheduled for broadcast and nine percent of the vote chose event, and to create a Junior avenues. on Sunday, March 12 on VISN- The Faith and to abstain. Jamboree Spirit Week at Saint Unfortunately, the Field ticket still Values Channel, a national cable network, as well The Field ticket ran unopposed in Mary’s. has several misconceptions as to as several other local and international stations. the junior class elections on “Obviously, this is what our class why the Hutchison ticket did not Golden Dome Productions, a full scale video pro­ February 21, but was upset by the wants,” Field said. “As we look at it enter the race the first time. duction company owned by Notre Dame, became abstain vote. As a result, the elec­ we gave the race a heck of a try.” “We didn’t run the first time interested in the concept early in November and tions were reopened to all sopho­ As the junior class officers, because we weren’t aware that the through contacts gained the support of the UN. more class members. Hutchison, Rafaj, Loh, and Zermeno sophomore class was unhappy with “It was they’re idea and our idea brought togeth­ Seven tickets entered the race, hope to bring a “fresh start ” to Saint the Field ticket. After they lost to er,” said Michael Schmiedeler, assistant producer and after Tuesday’s vote, there Mary’s. the abstain vote, however, we knew of Golden Dome productions. In January the plan remained only two. “We really want to build class that we were the people the class “kicked into high gear." The two tickets entered the run­ unity through our platform goals,” wanted. We were the people to get Golden Dome Productions also plans to feature off with differing platforms. The said Hutchison. “The race was very things done,” said Hutchison. the UN Summit in a three-part program next fall Field ticket aimed to throw a Junior exciting, and we want to congratu­ As to the race Field said, “We feel for their “Today’s Life Choices ” series, a weekly Jazz Fest, to start a video yearbook, late all of the tickets that ran. ” that we have gained a lot of respect half-hour documentary. and to provide a program for the The Field ticket also wishes the because we hung in the race. We The program is of importance to the university juniors entitled “Balloons for Kids.” Hutchison ticket the best of luck. still hope to get our platform ideas because “the issues that they are addressing are so The Hutchison ticket wants to Field, Ruffner, Kellogg, and Korte of the ground. Just because we important and so global. The program will also be plan a class mass with Notre Dame have all really enjoyed their last two won’t be holding office does not good exposure for Notre Dame and a good way of and Saint Mary’s in the Sacred years in office, and express their mean that our voices won’t be carrying out the mission of the school, which is to Heart Basilica, to bring “Mongo intentions to continue their role in heard.” educate,” according to Schmiedeler. Hopes dashed, gays look beyond recognition Editor's Note: This is the last don’t share O’H ara’s view. installment in a four part G a y a n d I “We have a different vision series examining the dilemma of the end, I think, ” Blandford of being gay and Catholic C a t h o l i c I said. “Gay and Lesbian stu­ dents need to feel part of the By DAVE TYLER Part 3 of 4 campus just like anyone else. ” News Editor He said that O’Hara’s propos­ gay and lesbian students on als stop short of meeting that The message could not have campus was the formation of a need, leaving gays and les­ been any clearer. 12 member ad hoc committee. bians to feel only “better treat­ On Monday, Mar. 6, a two The committee will explore ed.” page advertisem ent titled “An three primary issues: what Under the current structure, Open Letter In Response to the steps should Student Affairs and the structure proposed in Campus Life Council take to eliminate harassment the O’Hara letter “students Resolution Calling for based on sexual orientation, would sit in a Campus Ministry Recognition of GLND/SMC, ” what programs can Student support group and lament ran in The Observer. In the let­ Affairs sponsor to better equip their fate,” he said. “We really ter, Vice President of Student staff for meeting the needs of try to move beyond that. Affairs Patricia O’Hara reject­ gay and lesbian students, and Sexual orientation would be ed the CLCs call for official how can the University sponsor something you hide, rather recognition of Gays and a setting for gay and lesbian than integrate into your life Lesbian of Notre Dame and students to come together as a and include in your faith.” Saint Mary’s College. In the group to explore common is­ In addition, Smith said that area of recognition, there sues and support, without she is fearful of placing all her would be no change from pre­ being unfaithful to Church trust in the hands of only one vious University policy. teaching? option for campus gays and All eyes now look to the road O’Hara’s answer and pro­ lesbians. ahead. In her letter O’Hara posal met with loud opposition. “There’s no alternative to the said she believed that “the re­ On Tuesday night, the Faculty Campus Ministry support cent debate could be trans­ Senate became the latest cam­ groups,” Smith said. “If that formed in to a positive oppor­ pus body to voice its support of falls through, what then?” tunity...The energy focused on GLND/SMC, voting 30-3 to pass To come to any solution on the recognition question can a resolution calling on the offi­ the future of gay and lesbian serve to renew us with respect cers of the University to imme­ students, discussions should be to the broader question of diately recognize the group. held between the University how—apart from recognition The O’Hara letter, while and GLND/SMC, Smith said. of GLND/SMC or another stu ­ denying GLND/SMC recogni­ “There needs to be some dent group—we can enhance tion, noted that the dispute kind of dialogue,” Smith said. our efforts to meet the needs of over recognition involved a dis­ “We need to be used as a re­ our gay and lesbian students.” agreement over “the appropri­ source— something that has In short, where does the ate means to an agreed upon never really happened before,” The Observer/Scott Mendenhall University go from here? end.” said Smith. After protests by the GLND/SMC, Vice President of Student Affairs O’Hara’s first step towards John Blandford and Kelly Patricia O’Hara hopes to create a more inclusive environment for the addressing the future needs of Smith, co-chairs of GLND/SMC, see FUTURE / page 4 gay and lesbian community of Notre Dame. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Friday, March 10, 1995 I INSIDE COLUMN I WORLD AT A GLANCE Where have Storm hits northern California; Southern California waits ST. HELENA A howling Pacific storm lashed Northern California on Storm slams into Northern California you gone Thursday, swamping roads, snapping power lines and The storm hit Northern California Thursday, causing extensive damage and injury. raising fears of a repeat of January’s disastrous floods. • Over 140,000 customers from Santa Rosa • High wind warnings to San Jose lost electrical power. were issued for the “The forecast unfortunately is for continued gusty wind Golden Gate Bridge Joe DiMaggio?and rain. I think we’ll be in a roller-coaster situation for • About 300 to 350 people were evacuated from a mobile and other bridges. home park in the wine country town of St. Helena. at least a day and a half,” said Pacific Gas & Electric Co. • Flooding closed Ford glances at the spokesman Ron Rutkowski.

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