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■ Didn’t do so well in the Quiz Show try­ A Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy? outs? Take a shot at The Observer’s Christmas Tuesday quiz. Columnist Sean Vinck tells all about the conservative DECEMBERS, Scene • 10-11 plot at Notre Dame. VieWpOiflt • 9 1998 O BSERVER The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint M ary’s VOL XXXII NO. 64 WW W .ND.EDU/~OBSERVER Cerneka’s mission : The poor Grad gives $75K for hurricane survivors SMC grad returns By NOREEN GILLESPIE McNeill, director of the to discuss the News Writer Center for Social Concerns, the couple cited the biblical poor of Sao Paulo Stirred by media reports influences that aided their of the devastation caused by decision to donate the By M. SHANNON RYAN Hurricane Mitch, a Notre funds. Saint Mary's Editor Dame graduate and spouse “They said in the letter recently that they were often guided Heidi Cerneka has devoted the made a SEE A LS O by the bible story of the past two years to working with the $75,000 land donor who could not “ non-beings" of Sao Paolo, Brazil’s donation to is the share his bountiful harvest, street-wornen who live off the t h e Season ... but chose to build more sidewalks or who occupy the jails. University’s storage bins,” Paladino said. “They’re the lowest of the low Center for The money w ill be given on the ladder of women who pros­ Social to several programs that titute themselves,” said Cerneka, a Concerns. have been assisting recent 1987 Saint M ary’s graduate and The couple, who wish to Notre Dame graduates in Maryknoll lay missioner, whose remain anonymous, had education and development visit to campus was sponsored by saved the money for several programs in Central the Human Rights COLT, women’s years for a down payment America. Farm of the Child, studies program and Campus on a condominium in an orphanage, school, and Ministry. Florida but decided the clinic in Trujillo, Honduras, "It’s hard to live in Sao Paolo as funds would be better spent the American Friends a woman. It’s hard to talk to to aid victims of the recent Service Committee and women who have no rights," hurricane in Central Catholic Relief Services will Cernerka said. America. be recipients of the funds. In the outskirts of the city, “They asked only that the Paladino said the center Cerneka and four other mission- money be used by those was “very stunned" when ors’ outreach involves teaching most in need and others at they heard about the dona­ women their rights as human Notre Dame be urged to tion. beings. Two houses provide ser­ respond at whatever level “We were very surprised, vices for needy women and the The Observer/Manuela Hernandez they can,” said James but whenever there are missioners also visit a ja il once a “It’s hard to talk to women who have no rights," said Heidi Cerneka, a mis­ Paladino, associate director times of need, people do week. sionary who has spent two years with the poor women of Sao Paolo. of the center. step forward," Paladino “ If one does not vote, does not The couple had traveled said. “They hope that others have a permanent address or a unemployment, to the trap of des­ Violence, sexual abuse and to Florida to make the down will continue to share what job, is one still a human being? If peration where these women live. hunger are some of the causes payment on the condomini­ God has called them to in they died tomorrow, no one would “In a country where unemploy­ Cerneka noted that drive women um when television reports 'response to urgent human notice; no one would care,” she ment is rampant, why would from their homes to the streets to and media coverage of needs and suffering.” said. “ Part of our work is sitting someone hire these women?" become prostitutes, a legal profes­ Hurricane Mitch shocked Hurricane Mitch was the down and talking, listening to peo­ Cerneka asked, emphasizing that sion in Brazil. the couple. deadliest hurricane in over ple who don’t have anyone to lis­ the average level of completed “Girls and women find them­ “They saw the devastation two centuries, according to ten to them." education among the women is selves in prostitution doing things and said that they knew weather forecasters. Cerneka spoke about the coun­ fourth grade. they would never imagine them­ they had to make a different Approximately 11,000 try’s crumbling economy, where “Some men don’t even have the selves doing to feed their children type of investment," Central Americans were more than one million people of money to pay the women who arc Paladino said. killed by the storm which prostituting,” she said. Sao Paolo have been struck by see CERNEKA / page 4 In a letter w ritten to his also caused billions of dol­ friend, Father Donald lars in damage. ■ Campus Life Council Members debate group’s duties By FINN PRESSLY while O’Hara has agreed to would be specific to officer,” News W riter respond to recommendations Roberts explained, adding that within two weeks, members of it would be most beneficial to The Campus Life Council the Officers Group may not be have resolutions addressed by took a major step in defining legally bound to respond to just those officers involved its role on campus by voting to CLC recommendations. w ith the issue. amend its bylaws thereby The council noted, however, Bill Kirk, assistant vice pres­ expanding its scope of influ­ that if the amendment is ident for Resident Life, said ence to include the University approved by the Board of that he felt the amendment Officers Group. Trustees, the Officers Group, might increase the number of “Instead of looking at one just like O’Hara, will be resolutions, in theory reducing specific individual, it would bo required to publicly respond the amount of research and the Officers Group, which does to CLC recommendations. thought devoted to each issue. include (vice president for Father David Scheidler, rec­ “[These resolutions] aren’t Student Affairs Patricia] tor of St. Edward’s Hall, just done on a whim,” replied O’Hara. It would allow us to addressed the issue of Brian O’Donoghue, chair of send any resolution to some­ whether or not the Officer’s the Undergraduate Finance one who would be more Group will be required to Committee, highlighting the directly involved with the agree unanimously to CLC rec­ long hours of research put issue," said Susan Roberts, ommendations for approval. into each proposed recom­ chair of the Bylaw Review “[The University Officer’s mendation. Committee. The CLC is cur­ Group! only meets a few times Student body president rently limited to sending poli­ a year, and to have their Peter Cesaro commented that The Observer/Kevin Dalum cy recommendations directly agenda weighed down by the he felt a higher number of K eeping your car here during winter break? H ow about and solely to O’Hara. ten resolutions passed by the resolutions was a “sign of pro­ your bike, or even — if you live off-campus — your tele­ Sister Carrine Etheridge, CLC in the first three months ductivity," rather than a vision. Notre Dame Security/Police is offering to help rector of Farley Hall, of the year would be inappro­ reduction in quality. keep your stuff safe this holiday season. expressed concern that the priate. Most of the issues See article, page 6 see CLC / page 4 page 2 The Observer • IN S ID E Tuesday, December 8, 1998 N INSIDE COLUMN Is it a Picasso, utside the Dome Compiled from U-Wire reports or a Garfunkel? Duke president to sign collegiate manufacturing code Picture it: Stepan Hall, the science building adjacent to Nieuwland and across from DURHAM, N.C. mum possible” compliance instead of O’Shaughnessy's side door. At the corner of two A Students Against Sweatshops “full compliance.” walls of windows, a nitrogen tank once sat march Friday afternoon accomplished Prior to the release of the CLC code, peacefully on a concrete — —— —— more than just its stated goal of rais­ SAS had hoped that the code would platform — hardly worth Heather Cocks ing public awareness. not just equal Duke's but mandate full noticing. Editor-in-Chief The protest elicited President Nan disclosure of factory addresses so that But one day, it went Keohane's first public statement on independent human rights organiza­ missing from its perch, ostensibly because some­ the question currently facing Duke tions could monitor factories. The one figured a nitrogen tank might have some University: Should it sign the organization also advocated a more practical applications beyond being mere win­ Collegiate Licensing Corporation’s explicit living wage provision, which dow dressing. Code of Conduct, released last week? politically likely, 1 assure you that 1 would require that factories pay When a group of passing students noticed the Keohane told the crowd she plans to would [reject the code.] For Duke to employees enough to guarantee an vacant concrete slab, they figured a corner spot sign the code — which regulates man­ back out would make the best the acceptable standard of living, even if like that is prime real estate for showcasing the ufacturers of college-licensed apparel enemy of the good.” this is higher than the country’s legal so-called modern art that graces — or maybe — although she thinks it contains SAS is asking the University not to minimum wage. defaces — the Notre Dame campus.

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