~~------------------~--------------~---------------------------------------------.--------~------~------~~------~------- -~--~ ., Go Irish! SNOW Who is that rowdy group of green-clad{ans at the men's basketball Monday games? Scene reveals the masterminds behindNotre Dame's Leprechaun HIGH 21° Legion. MARCH 4, * LOW 18°. Scene+ pages 11-12 2002 ** * *'* * THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXV NO. 101 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Class of 2003 reelects class officers members and to plan events that voter turnout would be cerns are going abroad and lucky that the people chose our By ERIN lARUFFA such as reunions. low, since the runoff election exploring career options. ticket." Associate News Editor Currently the class officers for was held Friday. However, he "We want to try to bring unity At the same time, Lao praised the junior class. Smith. Lysaght, said they were pleased to see to the junior class as the focus Aberger's ticket, as well as the Following last Wednesday's Mastronardi and Gentine plan that more juntors voted in the on those two areas," she said. other tickets that ran- in primary, the remaining candi­ to continue holding monthly runoff than in With the Wednesday's primary, for many dates in the three class council class dinners, that Smith said Wednesday's largest of their platform ideas. elections faced each other in a "help to unite the class." He primary. "The theme in student v o t e r "We want to open up the runoff on Friday. said they also intend to work In the elec­ turnout of class council to the people who In a close'election reminiscent with other campus organiza­ tion for Class government has been any class, ran in this election," he said. of the recent student body pres­ tions throughout the year. of 2004 offi­ collaboration. ,, 1009 votes, "All the tickets were commend­ ident election. the Class of 2003 "The theme in student gov­ cers, Meghan the Class of · able and therefore we want reelected Matt Smith. Karen ernment has been collabora­ O'Donnell, Pat 2005 elect­ them to be a part of the coun­ Matt Smith Lysaght. Nick Mastronardi and tion," Smith said. "There will Millea, Shawna ed Jeremy cil." Josh Gentine as its class offi­ definitely be collaboration with Monson and president of Class of 2003 Lao, Erika In fact, Lao said that this cers. the office of the president and Sonia Wallace Bramley. process of assembling the class Smith and his ticket received some smaller clubs." received 57 K e n n a council by both finding people 55 percent, just 62 votes more Senior class officers are also percent of the Brewer and who want to be involved and than the ticket of Steven involved with organizing Senior vote, beating Jon Feczko, Sean Matt Kinsella as its class offi­ determining how to structure Henriques, Edward Pettei, Week between final exams and McCarthy, Richard Mordini and cers. The ticket defeated the council is his first priority Brian Ostick and Catherine t~eir class' graduation ceremo­ Joseph Saliba. Stephanie Aberger. Joe now that he has been elected. Disipio. ny. "It's something I felt called to Sweigart. Andrea Brault and The new slates of class offi­ ''I'm excited we get another "It's really the last time in this do and really wanted to do," Kevin Leicht with 64 percent of cers begin their terms in April. whole six years," Smith said. setting that you get to be with O'Donnell said, who will serve the vote. Senior class officers remain in your friends," said Smith. "It's a as class president. "I'm still coming to the real­ office for five additional years memory that will last." O'Donnell said that as most ization that I was elected," Lao after graduation to coordinate Contact Erin LaRuffa at Smith admitted that both tick­ sophomores look ahead to said, who will become sopho­ [email protected]. communication among class ets in the race were concerned junior year. their main con- more class president. "But I feel Yeoh depends on East and West To THE BITTER END! American audiences with per­ ferent female image than the By LIZ KAHLING formances in "Tomorrow Never elite Caucasian female actors News Wri[er Dies" as well· as "Crouching who first see the script. Tiger. Hidden Dragon." Even though she hopes to get Actor Michelle Yeah closed up What makes Yeah an even more drama roles, Yeah still the successful International' more well known actor is that defended her action roles. Conference on Globalization and she performs nearly all her own "It's not action for action's Media in Asia held at Notre· stunts. many of them using mar­ sake. The dramatic part still Dame this weekend by dis­ tial arts. Hebelling against the matters." she explains. "Martial cussing many stereotype of "damsel in dis­ arts takes away the ugly, bloody of her experi- See Also tress," Yeah violence that ences with has become you see when both the Yeah discusses the preemi­ "Without the Asian someone is American 'Crouching Tiger, nent female market I would not be shot in a and Asian action hero­ movie." film industry Hidden Dragon' inc. When recognized by the Yeah was before a page4 asked what American market. ,, also asked showing of was one of about her her block- the hardest experiences Michelle Yeoh buster hit "Crouching Tiger, movies she working on a Hidden Dragon." had done she actor h u g e "Without the Asian market I told of her Hollywood would not be recognized by the knee injury movie like American market. I appreciate during the first week of filming "Tomorrow Never Dies." She where I started in Asia," Yeoh, a "Crouching Tiger" that almost told the audience that she found native Malaysian, said . "I don't stopped production. Even more herself on her own private jet choose by location, but rather by challenging for the role was between locations hoping that the character I play as well as learning Mandarin Chinese, a the audience would watch the the director. It's more about language in which Yeah is not movie and say to themselves. their personalities and the vision fluent. "now I understand where they they have." While audience members put that $100,000." She also spoke highly of her acknowledged the exciting Recently. Yeah has established experience with Thomas Chung action roles she plays they want­ her own production company, of Han Entertainment. also a ed to know what her plans are Mythical Films, as a way to con­ speaker at the conference that for more dramatic parts. She tinue her development and give occurred over the weekend. pointed out her movie "Soong back to the industry. She hopes After 19 films and 18 years in Sisters," a movie about three sis­ to bring in young and upcoming the industry, Yeah has collected ters during the formation of the directors and screenwriters to many awards and honors. Chinese Republic; a movie that work in the Asian market. The including three nominations as does not involve action. Yeoh company's debut movie. "The LISA VEL TE!The Observer "Best Actress" in several Asian turned the question back on the Touch," will be released this Fighting in the 72nd annual Bengal Bouts, junior Andrew film awards and status as the audience as to why so many upcoming summer. Harms (left) and senior Jemar Tisby represented the 145- "International Star of the Year" female roles in llollywood tend pound weight class. The close match left Tisby the victor in a split-decision. The senior won his first title after being at the ShoWest exhibitors' con­ to be stereotypical. She said that defeated last year in the finals by Michael Waldo. The event vention 2001. llcr success has she often receives scripts that raises money for Holy Cross missions in Bangladesh, send­ not been limited to the Asian have to be slightly rewritten for Contact Liz Kahling at ing $75,000 to the poverty-stricken country last year. film industry; she has captured her because she embodies a dif- [email protected]. page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Monday, March 4, 2002 INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday My Dr., my hero + Film and discussion: +Lecture: "War and +Lecture: "American +Conference: "Assessing "The Life and Times of Power in Putin's Russia." Foreign Policy the Theological Legacy of I work at a hospital where I hear people bad mouth Hesburgh Center C-103, Challenges." Hesburgh John Howard Yoder." doctors all day long. I hear about insurance argu­ Rosie the Riveter." ments, long office waits, malpractice miscommunica­ DeBartolo 129, 4 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Center. Auditorium, McKenna Hall, all day. tions regarding second opinions upon second opinions that lead to confusion. So, when a professor asked +Bible Study: "The Way + Film: "Silences of the 7 p.m. me in class Friday, "who is in charge? The doctor, or the patient," I thought I could Bible Study." 331 Palace." Montgomery easily answer the question. I Coleman-Morse, 8:30p.m. Theatre, 7 and 9 p.m. was wrong. Doctors must endure endless years of schooling to gain their degree. And for this, I think that people think that doctors should know everything, or be BEYOND CAMPUS Compiled from U-Wire reports able to cure everything. Although they have the ability to make life and death deci- Kelly Hager Plagiarism plagues Harvard historian's reputation sions, doctors are no different than the patients they treat. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. David P. Roselle wrote in an e-mail Face the facts; doctors are peo- Copy Editor Amid more findings of plagiarism in that the decision was based on two pie too.