^ Friday, January 24,2003 S tu d en t G o v t g ets a O bserver grade 7 7 z e Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL. XXXVII NO. 80 HTTP://OBSERVER.N D.EDU Shipwrecked: Boat Club busted Druker drops By JASON McFARLEY News Writer complaint South Bend police raided The Boat Club early Friday morning, apparently issuing dozens of underage drinking citations to By TERESA FRALISH Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Assistant News Editor students. The bar at 106 N. Hill St. had WNDU reporter Bonnie long been a weekend beacon for Druker has dropped her freshmen and sophomores and complaint against Father other students under 21 years Tim Scully, Notre Dame old. The popular campus belief executive vice president. was that the club would never Druker filed a report with be busted. Notre Dame Security Police wouldn’t comment on Police yesterday afternoon the raid, but students said it indicating that she did not happened at about 12:30 a.m. want the case sent to the with hundreds of students county prosecutor’s office inside the bar. for review, said Matt “The lights came on, the Storin, a spokesperson for music stopped and the police the University. told everyone to get in two Druker could not be lines,” said a 19-year-old Notre reached for comment on Dame freshman who received T hursday. an Indiana minor in a tavern Druker filed an initial citation. “There were two or Above: South Bend Police report with NDSP around three cops at every exit.” raided The Boat Club 1 a.m. on Dec. 17 after the More than a half-dozen squad Fisher Hall mass held Dec. cars surrounded the bar, and Friday morning with a 16 for missing Notre Dame police led some patrons into a van for prisoner freshman Chad Sharon. van for prisoner transport. In transport. Druker and WNDU cam­ below freezing temperatures eraman Patrick Hartney outside, police administered alleged that Scully Breathalyzer tests and arrested Right: Officers discuss grabbed them by the arms at least one student. and forcibly escorted them For more than an 90 minutes, student citations outside outside Fisher Hall. dozens of people, most carrying the bar. Hartney said he smelled blue, minor in a tavern cita­ alcohol on Scully’s breath tions, emerged from the bar. and felt that Scully over­ Many cried as they walked out, ♦ reacted to the situation. and some called friends on cell Scully was apparently phones. upset about the location of The bar closed following the PHOTOS BY WNDU vehicles parked in raid, but at 2 a.m., many reserved spaces behind TIM KACMAR see SCULLY/page 4 see BUST/page 6

Senator to speak N e w s A nalysis Alcohol changes affect dorm life off-campus residences. About pus, but dorm parties are fun, on foreign policy By KEVIN ALLEN 80 percent of undergraduates too,” she said. News Writer currently live in residence Other freshmen have been filled with ‘hawks and doves,”’ By TERESA FRALISH halls — a figure unchanged in disappointed with the social said Steven Brady, a diplo­ Last spring, when University several years. But many stu­ life on campus. Assistant News Editor matic history professor and administrators revealed pro­ dents acknowledge a changed “For a true social life, you one of the talk’s organizers. posed changes to Notre atmosphere in dorm life this have to go off-campus,” said Nebraska Senator Chuck “[Today], we have a chance to Dame’s alcohol policy, stu­ year, resulting from the week­ freshman Andrew Vihtelik of Hagel will speak on campus hear one of the ‘owls,’” he dents immediately protested. end exodus to off-campus Alumni Hall. today about U.S. foreign policy said. One of the main concerns bars and parties. Recalling his visit to campus issues that the United States Planners of the event said emphasized by students was “I’ve noticed that there last year as a high school will face they expect the Senator to that the new policy — which have been a lot more people senior, Vihtelik said this year in the speak about global terrorism banned hard alcohol on cam­ going off-campus, especially he has found the campus c o m in g and tensions in North Korea pus, restricted tailgating and underclassmen. The dorms scene at Notre Dame less y e a r s . and Iraq. Joe Heieck, a sopho­ eliminated in-hall dances are pretty much empty on the vibrant on the weekends. H a g e l’s more who helped organize (SYRs) — would be detrimen­ weekends,” said Erin Fisher, Dangers of the exodus talk, Hagel’s visit to campus, said tal to the social life and sense assistant rector of McGlinn Rather than reducing binge titled he believes Hagel may focus of community in Notre Dame’s Hall. drinking, students like “U.S. on the importance of multilat­ residence halls. Despite noticing a small F o re ig n eralism and the need to pre­ Now after a full semester Vihtelik argue that the new increase in students going off- policy pushes parties off-cam­ P 01 icy: Hagel sent international problems to under the new policy, stu­ campus, Alumni Hall resident M eeting the United Nations and the dents, adm inistrators and pus. assistant Ken Allinson insists But recently, this has raised t h e UN Security Council. local police are seeing both that a strong sense of dorm Challenges of Change,” will Senator Hagel, one of just the positive and negative con­ questions as to whether the community remains. off-campus party scene leaves take place at the Library three Vietnam veterans cur­ sequences. “We haven’t lost anything by Auditorium today at 11 a.m. students vulnerable to new rently in the U.S. Senate, has Empty on the weekends [banning hard alcohol]. We Hagel was invited to speak dan g ers. had much experience in inter­ According to Scott lost a bit of our character by on campus because he is one Such dangers have been national affairs and foreign Kachmarik, associate director losing SYRs,” he said. of the leading voices in the highlighted by recent events policy, serving on the Senate of Residence Life and Many freshmen, like Jamie U.S. Congress on m ajor for­ involving freshmen, like the Foreign Relation Committee Housing, the new alcohol poli­ Peters of McGlinn, are still eign policy issues, organizers mugging of a Notre Dame stu- and previously as deputy cy does not seem to have finding ways to entertain said. pushed students to move to themselves on campus. “Wartime Washington is see HAGEL/page 3 “A lot of people go off-cam­ see ALCOHOL/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ VTLAT S UP Friday, January 24 , 2003

In sid e C olum n W hat ’s In sid e CAMPUS WORLD & BUSINESS Less hype, NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS more football Jill Long Earthquake in American Examining Experience Spartans the French invade the If you’ve been a part of a top-secret Thompson Mexico is Airlines SUVs link to mission to Mars with your best friend speaks at devastating reports a loss terrorism theatre JACC Mono the chimp for the past week, no Saint Mary's of $3.5 billion doubt it’ll come as a surprise to you that Oakland and Tampa Bay are playing in the Streaking Mexican earth­ The Notre Dame Super Bowl on 2002 Indiana 2nd The parent com­ Letter examines Michigan State quake leaves 28 French Theatre Sunday. That District Democratic pany of American recent debates brings a four-game people dead, 300 class presents 17th winning streak to seems to be about nominee Long Airlines reports about SUV owners injuried and 10,000 century playwright this weekend's the only way any­ Thompson opened another profit loss and alleged links to homeless. The M o 1 i e r e ' s games against the thing from Earth the Play of the Mind due to the decrease terrorism. earthquake regis­ "Tartuffle." struggling Irish. could have avoided Conference at Saint in travel demand. tered at 7.8 magni­ hearing about this Mary's. tude. apparently cata­ clysmic event, the Will Puckett likes of which have never been seen N ew s page 3 page 5 page 7 page 9 page 10 page 20 before and never P roduction will be again. At least, according to ESPN, the great and wise Magic 8-ball W hat ’s G oing D own of the sports world. W h a t’s Happening @ND Before you regurgitate your heaping plate of Blazing Sea Nuggets, I’d just Student loses wallet like to ask one question: Could the ♦ Lecture with Dr. Tariq Ramadan On Wednesday a student reported Super Bowl maybe, possibly, be a little “Oh Diversity: The Necessary Dimension of Peace Building losing her wallet in North Dining overblown? The Fox network has to be 5 p.m. at llesburgh Library Auditorium Hall. salivating madly at all this promotion. Knowing Fox, the halftime show will no ♦ Student Film Festival 2003 doubt include Simon Cowell in the lock­ 7:30 p.m. and 0:45 at llesburgh Library Property lost on campus er rooms, telling both teams that if they A uditorium On Wednesday a University don’t play better, they’ll be stoned. employee reported losing her ring While this might be a bit of a stretch, ♦ SUB Movie at Grace Hall. even for Fox, it probably isn’t too far “J a c k a s s ” from reality for Tampa Bay and 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. at DeBartolo 101 Oakland. If so, no doubt 20 TV cameras Stolen wallet will be there. A student reported that on What’s that? Wednesday his wllet was taken Oh, yeah, you can run to the trashcan from his unlocked locker in Rolfs now. Sports Center. There are no sus­ If Fox is going bonkers over this W hat’s Happening @SMC pects. Super Bowl, you can bet just about everyone else is too. There were so many stories about the “Media Day” on ♦ Play of the Mind Conference Employee loses property Tuesday, all talking about the Don King All day at llaggar College Center and Regina On Wednesday a University impersonator, that I’m surprised none Hall employee reported that his Kontrol of the SportsCenter anchors donned a Kard was missing. The employee wig of whatever dead animal Don King ♦ Conservatory of Dance Performance reported that he lost the Kontrol has on his head these days. Or maybe 7 p.m. at Moreau in O’Laughlin Auditorium Kard at an off campus location. they did, and I didn’t see it, since I’m only watching Balkan ice hockey at the moment. This is because I have to Compiled from the NDSP crime ♦ Faces of America Performance resort to ESPN35 nowadays to avoid blotter. 7:30 p.m. at Moreau in the Little Theater hearing at every turn how Johnson and Johnson will rip the Raiders, or how Gannon will make the Bucs look like they’re wearing skirts. It all sounds like a lot of baby powder and powder-puff to me. Don’t get your diapers all in a bunch, though - 1 do know how good these W hat ’s C ooking teams are. I watched entirely too many NFL games this season, and even North Dining Hall South Dining Hall Saint Mary’s Dining Hall thought some were good. My problem Today’s Lunch: Boiled fettuccine, Today’s Lunch: Beef ravioli, spinach Today’s Lunch: Tofu teriyaki, brown isn’t with the football - it’s with the cov­ boiled tri-color shells, pasta sauce, Alf fettuccine, pesto sauce, tomato pizza, rice pilaf, mushroom ceviche, garbanzo erage. It just takes something out of it redo sauce, Chicago pizza sauce, pep- apple turnover, BBQ beef sandwich, bean patty, grilled chicken breast, for me when MTV sends Mandy Moore shrimp spaghetti, rotisserie chicken, wholly ravioli, potato and pretzel bar, while Nickelodeon sends kids (with peroni pizza, cheese pizza, whipped potatoes, pork gravy, green beans, tuna oriental vegetables, roasted rosemary southern chicken, macaroni and slime in hand, no doubt) to “cover” potatoes, red beans and rice, corn cheese, green bean casserole, pepper- Media Day. Then ESPN.com has so casserole, baked potato, corn, ham­ burgers, chicken patty, stir fry bar dogs, fishwich, crinkle fries, soft pret­ oni stromboli, cheese pizza, bread much Super Bowl stuff that it must be zels, stir-fry beef and peppers sticks, beef stroganoff, casserole impossible to read it all without sitting in front of a computer from now until Today’s Dinner: Roast, sauteed herb Today’s Dinner: Buffalo chicken Today’s Dinner: Red skin potato, kickoff. mushrooms, green bean casserole, brown sauce, spinach quiche, Italian lasagna, spinach fettuccine, pesto fresh mozzarella on focaccia, feta, While that may work for some of us, blend potatoes, cut corn, cauliflower, sauce, tomato pizza, apple turnover, green onion frittata, pasta, plum toma­ like the squirrels on top of the library, kung pao chicken, plain rice, vegetable vegetables marinara, Capri-blend veg­ to sauce, Szechwan chicken, grilled for most of us that isn’t going to hap­ egg rolls, chicken taco, taco, meat, etables, baked turbot jardiniere, beef pen. Sure, I’ll watch the Super Bowl; hamburger, grilled three cheese, although as a Browns fan I don’t really refried beans, natures burger, chicken bourguignon, kluski noodles, bourbon- turkey melt, wedge cut potatoes, beef breast, seasoned fries, hamburgers, baked ham, baked sweet potatoes, kabobs, meat lovers pizza, cheese care who wins. But just a little bit less grilled hotdog, pretzel sticks hype, and a lot more football would go pancakes, scrambled eggs, pizza, bread sticks, ham salad, soup a long way. Who knows, if it’s another breathless classic like the last couple, Mono might even clap! TODAY TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

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Due to an editing error, Thursday’s article about LOW 9 LOW 12 LOW 14 LOW 8 LOW 22 LOW 27 Chad DeBolt incorrecdy quoted from the police report. The quotation should have had DeBolt telling police, “I had too much to drink and shouldn’t have Atlanta 3 4 /1 9 Boston 2 4 /1 2 Chicago 1 8 /1 3 Denver 52 / 32 Houston 44 / 34 Los Angeles 76 / 55 Minneapolis 2 0 /1 6 acted that way.” New York 2 9 /1 5 Philadelphia 30 / 14 Phoenix 78 / 52 Seattle 52 / 45 St. Louis 22 / 19 Tampa 46 /3 2 Washington 34 / 19 Friday, January 24, 2003 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Two alumni to be honored Long Thompson Health Care for the Homeless, from Notre Dame. While at By CAITL1N EARLY the program aims “to assure Notre Dame, Simmerling News Writer access to quality health care received the Emil Jacques reflects on career for all homeless individuals medal in recognition of his The Alumni Association of and families in the greater excellence in the arts. In country in the world and Notre Dame will be honoring Boston area.” 1958, Simmerling opened his By NATALIE BAILEY making a difference is defi­ two graduates for their con­ In 2001, Boston Health Care own gallery in Chicago, News Writer nitely worth it.” tributions to society. The two for the Homeless provided known as the Heritage Long Thompson, who graduates are to receive spe­ health care to 8,015 homeless Gallery. Jill Long Thompson, 2002 dealt with a large amount of cial recognition at awards individuals in 50,000 patient Over the years, Democratic House of mudslinging last election, ceremonies today sponsored visits. The program is based Simmerling’s watercolors and Representatives nominee stated that it is the citizen’s by the Association. out of Massachusetts General ink and pen works have been for Indiana’s 2nd District, responsibility to inform James O’Connell, a 1970 Hospital and the Boston commissioned by a variety of opened this year’s Play of themselves of the candi­ graduate, will be presented Medical Center. organizations, including the the Mind conference. Long dates by going to debates with the Dr. A. Dooley Award. Apart from the Alumni City of Chicago, the University Thompson shared her cam­ and doing research to The award, established in Association’s formal award of Notre Dame, and the paign experiences and understand the issues as 1984, is given to a graduate reception, O’Connell will also Chicago City Symphony related her life experiences well as the candidates, who has performed extraordi­ be speaking at 3 p.m. in O rchestra. to th e c o n fe re n c e ’s th em e, instead of relying solely nary service to mankind. Room 124 of the Center for Simmerling has also active­ The Citizen’s Journey. upon the media and adver­ O’Connell is the president Social Concerns about his ly worked towards the Long Thompson shared tisem ents. and founder of the Boston experiences with the Boston preservation of various his­ her journey through life and She emphasized the need Health Care for the Homeless Health Care for the Homeless. toric buildings throughout the political arena with stu­ for leaders with integrity Program. The program, John J. Simmerling, a 1957 Chicago. dents from Butler and character. which began in 1985, cur­ graduate, will be presented In Simmering’s book, University, College of Saint “The decisions made by rently staffs 250 employees, with the Rev. Anthony J. Chicago’s Old Homes: Elizabeth’s, Georgian Court the U.S. Congress and including 15 physicians, and Lauck, C.S.C., Award. The Legends and Lore, he chroni­ College, Holy Cross College, Senate affect taxes, war and is credited with providing Lauck award was established cles over 50 years of his Marian College, Midway many important issues,” she medical care to the homeless in 2000 to recognize achieve­ efforts to preserve buildings College and Saint Mary’s. said. “That is why we need and families in shelters at 72 ments of graduates in fine and homes throughout Long Thompson began her people of the greatest sites in the greater Boston arts, including film, photogra­ Chicago. political career as a six integrity to run for office. area. phy, and music. year-old registering voters Unfortunately, because of According to the mission Simmerling holds a Contact Caitlin Early at door to door in rural the lack of integrity associ­ statement of the Boston Bachelor of Fine Arts degree [email protected] Indiana. She went from a ated with political office working class farm family many people shy away from to politics with little experi­ ru n n in g .” ence branching her from The importance of encour­ could help foster. “[People] Heieck, who was a student in one field to the other. aging young people to take Hagel always talk about the Notre Brady’s class, “U.S. Foreign “As a college student I an active role in politics Dame bubble,” said Heieck. “I Policy since 1945,” knew Hagel’s would have never believed s p u r r e d Long T h o m p so n ’s continued from page 1 thought [this] would be a good family and worked on bringing that I had what it took to visit to the College. way to get past that.” the senator to speak at Notre make a difference,” Long “To whom much is given, administrator for the U.S. Both Brady and Heieck said the Dame. “This was a student-led Thompson said. “This is much is expected. All of us Department of Veterans Affairs. senator’s lecture would con­ initiative all the way,” Brady said. especially a belief among have the opportunity to be “[Hagel’s] views on foreign affairs tribute to academic life at the Hagel, a Republican, is current­ w om en.” highly involved,” she said. are frequently sought by the University for both students and ly serving his second term in the Long Thompson’s first “Those of us who have had national and international faculty. “This is a fantastic oppor­ U.S. Senate. The senator serves political campaign was for the opportunity for higher media,” said Brady. “When he tunity for the Notre Dame com­ on five Senate standing and sub­ city council in Valparaiso, education especially.” speaks about questions of war munity — and especially our stu­ committees: Foreign Relations; Ind. She personally visited Long Thompson’s life has and peace, he can speak with the dents — to hear a major policy Banking, Housing and Urban over 80 percent of the been enriched through her wisdom drawn from firsthand maker speak on the current Affairs; Energy and Natural homes and won her victory service to citizens of the experience.” international crises,” said Brady. Resources; Budget; and Aging. in a republican dominated United States. Organizers said Hagel was “Senator Hagel is one of the most area. “I hope that the next 25 invited to campus because of the influential voices on foreign policy Contact Teresa Fralish at Several victories along years for you are as exciting intellectual debate his speech in Congress.” [email protected] with several defeats charac­ and challenging as my last terize her political career 25 years have been,” Long thus far. Despite all of the Thompson said. criticism and mudslinging, The Play of the Mind will her longing to improve the continue through Sunday United States drives her on with group discussions and in the political arena. speakers exploring what it "Residing in a World of Ideas" “I am willing to take the means to be on a citizen’s mudslinging if I think I can journey, both globally and make a difference for this locally. The College of Arts and Letters country,” she said. “Is it worth it? If you asked me and Nov. 6, I probably would have said no. If you ask me today I would say, absolute­ Contact Natalie Bailey at The Office of Student Affairs ly. Serving for the best bail 1407@sain tmarys.edu

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within our residence halls FRIDAY, January 24, 2003 Dr. James O’Connell, MD(Winner of the Thomas Dooley Any matters of pressing importance (international, national, and local), Award and the Founder of the Boston Health Care for the of considerable cultural currency (new and influential works in the arts, Homeless Program) will speak about his experience in scholarship, and in literature) providing health care for the homeless of Boston. of great religious importance (decisions by international religious leaders, the actions 3pm in the CSC. Room 124 of theocratic states, the workings of religiously-inspired popular movements) or of great ethical concern (cloning, globalization, environmentalism) MONDAY, January 27, 2003 Public Health Opportunities The successful application should include: The Center for Disease Control (CDC): Learn more about • A brief description of the topic to be addressed, with some indication that a diversity of opinion this federal agency that helps protect the safety of all will be aired. people, at home and abroad. Over 200 jobs and internship • Names and departments of the faculty speakers (at least one must be A & L), and, if applicable, opportunities available at the CDC. names of the student speakers. 5-6pm in 138 DeBartolo . Signature of support from at least two students, one rector, and one senior staff member of the Office of Student Affairs. TUESDAY, January 28, 2003 • Evidence that the discussion could draw twenty or more students. A Day in the Life of a Cardiologist • Dates, times, and locations for the discussions. Dr. Doug Huggett, a local cardiologist, will speak on what • An estimated budget life is like in this high end specialty. 4 v m in 141 DeBartolo Proposals will be accepted and reviewed throughout the regular academic year. Please send them to:

Hugh R. Page Jr., PhD. TUESDAY, January 28, 2003 Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Winter Career and Internship Fair College of Arts & Letters Over 131 employers will be present including 20 companies 105 O’Shaughnessy Hall with opportunities for premed or science students. University of Notre Dame Summer internships and jobs for seniors. 4-8pm in the Jovce Center North Dome page 4 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Friday, January 24, 2003

discouraged from going off- violent crimes against stu­ Both Williams and Shock Scully campus, but it makes me dents are rare. said that students should not Alcohol more wary about where I’m Kachmarik says crime feel threatened by the possi­ continued from page 1 continued from page 1 going and who I’m with. I’m involving Notre Dame stu­ ble dangers off-campus, but not just going to go wander­ dents going off-campus has they strongly encourage stu­ Fisher Hall. dent who was while walking ing off by myself.” been occurring since the dents to take their own pre­ Had the case been pur­ back to campus early Jan. 17 Even in light of possible early years of the University. cautions to ensure their safe­ sued, the incident would and the disappearance of dangers for students, many “It goes in cycles and some ty- have been forwarded to Chad Sharon after attending still say the allure of the [incidents] are more public “Most students are not the county prosecutor’s a house party on Corby freedom of living and party­ than others,” he said, point­ thinking about becoming office after being investi­ Street on Dec. 12. ing off-campus has not ing out that off-campus crime victims and many gated by NDSP. “One of my major concerns waned. Jay Veraldi, a junior crime affects students at col­ times warnings get lost in “There’s an investiga­ from the very beginning of who moved into a house on leges around the nation. their T am invincible’ mind tion and cases are then the year was someone going Corby Street last semester, While ResLife does not set,” Shock said. “The truth presented to the prosecu­ off-campus and not coming said he has no regrets. have the capacity to control is that the more you prepare tor,” said Phil Johnson, back to the dorm at the end “The overall campus life off-campus crime, the Office yourself by thinking about assistant director of of the night,” said Fisher, was becoming too controlled. does work to educate stu­ the what-ifs, the more invin­ NDSP. Johnson refused to adding that this is more of a I was sick of being told how dents about safety and citi­ cible you become.” comment on any other worry for freshmen than to live,” he said, adding that zenship. Simple measures like stay­ matter related to the inci­ upperclassmen. he feels safe, but realizes Even with the University ing in groups and taking cabs dent. Nevertheless, most stu­ that burglaries are common and local efforts to promote home, rather than walking, Storin declined to com­ dents have not been deterred in off-campus student resi­ safety, city police say Notre will make criminals much ment on whether Scully from going off-campus, dences. Dame students should not less likely to strike, she said. would face an internal whether it is to party or to Safety matters expect to be treated differ­ Both Sharon and the student investigation through the live in a house or apartment. The South Bend Police ently than other South Bend mugged Jan. 17 were walk­ University. “If there is one A recent Observer poll Department does not keep resid en ts. ing alone. it will be kept confiden­ adm inistered by specific statistics on off-cam­ “We patrol [student neigh­ “Always swim in pairs,” tial,” said Storin. “This is NDToday.com asked stu­ pus crime involving students, borhoods] on an everyday said Williams. “I’d encourage standard practice at any d e n ts , “H as C had S h a r o n ’s but Capt. Wanda Shock of the basis, like we do for any­ any other citizen to do the university.” disappearance made you re­ South Bend Police body. It’s not our job to show same thing. A criminal is WNDU is owned by the think going off-campus?” Department said she has preferential treatm ent to much less likely to approach University and Scully Nearly two-thirds of the seen a general increase in Notre Dame students,” said a g ro u p .” serves as chairman of respondents answered that it burglary over the last few Capt. John Williams, public television station’s board has not. years at off-campus student information officer for the of directors. Scully has However, the results of the residences, especially while South Bend police. “That Contact Kevin Allen at been Notre Dame’s execu­ poll do not necessarily mean students are away for would not be fair to the other [email protected] tive vice president since that students are denying the breaks. According to Shock, people in the community.” 2000 . importance of safety issues off-campus. Many students feel that avoiding problems are easy as long as they take proper safety measures. WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE “I feel safe off-campus most of the time, but I IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD THIS SUMMER? wouldn’t go back to Corby Street,” said Peters. “I’ll be more choosey about which INTERVIEWS: house parties I go to.” Notre Dame Contact Teresa Fralish at Ju n io r K ieuhoa Vo of W elsh COMEFORAJOBINTERVIEWTOWORKAT: [email protected] Hall said, “I don’t think I’m Winter Career & CAMP SWEENEY Internship Fair a residential sports camp in North Texas Tuesday. January 28th lor children who have diabetes Ffddleu‘S Planner Hall Wednesday. January 29th Hecrafh Camp Sweeney is an equal opportunity employer. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Your Local Public House Located in the Heart of Downtown South Bend Celebrating the food, drink, music, & dance o fthe Seven Celtic Nations Traditional Irish Music Session Mon Nights Wh a t a r e y o u c a lle d t o Board Games Tues Nights * Open Mk Wed Nights At the Hearth this Weekeed... 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Senate approves $390B spending bill after delays

the need to focus on fighting ter­ Associated Press rorism and restoring the econo­ WASHINGTON my. But Democrats said the The Senate approved a mas­ wide-ranging bill shortchanges sive $390 billion measure everything from hiring food Thursday financing most federal inspectors to helping low-income agencies, blessing the long- school districts. delayed last chunk of this year’s “They once again have failed budget that stalled last fall in an to address some really critical election-season standoff with areas: hospitals, education, President Bush over spending. homeland security,” Sen. The bill’s 69-29 passage ended Richard Durbin, D-Ill., said of the first prolonged battle this Republicans. year in the new Senate. The win­ The measure is a collection of ners were the chamber’s majori­ 11 bills financing every agency ty Republicans, who battled — except the Pentagon for the fed­ and sometimes used budget eral budget year that started sleight of hand — to keep the Oct. 1 and is now nearly one- price tag within limits Bush third over. Last year, Bush demanded. demanded lower spending than Passage set the stage for what Democrats and some could be prolonged negotiations Republicans wanted, and House with the House before a final GOP leaders chose to avoid a measure can be sent to Bush for potentially embarrassing cam- his signature. paign-season defeat for the pres­ White House budget chief ident by shelving work on the Mitchell Daniels, a frequent legislation. sparring partner with Congress The Defense Department’s in disputes over spending, laud­ budget was enacted last fall. ed the Senate for moving closer The sixth day of debate saw to finishing this year’s budget in Democrats once again try and ROLL CALL what he said was a fiscally pru­ fail to boost spending for several Sen. Rick Santorum, R Pa., speaks Thursday at a press conference. Santorum accused dent way. programs, proposals that even in Democrats of Inflating government spending, as the Senate passed a $390 billion spending bill. “They have successfully joined defeat would draw political dis­ with the president in saving tax­ tinctions between them and the rejected by 51-47. Another by money and we can’t solve every the classic comparison of legis­ payers billions in unnecessary GOP. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D- problem in the world and not lating with sausage making, sen­ spending,” Daniels said in a One amendment by Sen. N.Y., to provide $4 billion to ease every problem can be solved by ators and aides huddling in the written statement. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., to scheduled cuts in reimburse­ spending more money,” Senate back of the Senate chamber Bush and Republicans said the add $548 million to the $430 ments for Medicare providers Majority Leader Bill Frist, R- argued, lobbied and cut deals on bill reflects diminished resources million already in the bill for five lost by 56-41. Tenn., told reporters. scores of last-minute additions to caused by revived deficits and minority health programs, was “We don’t have unlimited In the kind of day that inspired the package.

M exico Residents fearful after 7.8-magnitude quake kills 28

Associated Press office where she works as a secretary. secretary of Colima state civil defense and I got very nervous, so we came here Across the street, Mexican sailors council. “We don’t have any people to wait until the danger had passed.” TECOMAN worked to clear chunks of concrete that reported missing and we’re pretty sure Aftershocks continued to rattle the Ignoring police blockades, residents fil­ had toppled into the street from a bank. that there are no more people under the region. A 5.8-magnitude aftershock sent tered into the ghostly center of this city Of the 28 deaths, 25 were in the state of rubble.” people rushing into the streets Thursday to see what was left of their Colima, and the majority of those died in At a disaster shelter improvised in a Wednesday, one of at least 12 tremors homes and businesses after a 7.8-magni- the state capital, also called Colima. The gymnasium in Tecoman, 20-year-old ranging in magnitude from 3.9 to 5.3 that tude earthquake devastated the area. region is about 300 miles west of Mexico Erica Nunez spent the night on a thin have shaken the area since Tuesday. The quake Tuesday killed 28 people, City. foam pad with her two toddlers and her About 20 neighbors in Tecoman, 25 injured 300 and left 10,000 homeless. Rescue efforts were called off husband, Jose Antonio Guzman. Nunez miles south of Colima, slept in tents Though only four were killed in Thursday. Officials said they had recalled how they escaped their home as pitched on a soccer field, because they Tecoman, a third of the city’s buildings retrieved all the bodies and survivors it collapsed in the quake. were afraid to return to their homes after were destroyed. from the rubble. “Some of the walls began to fall in, but large cracks appeared in the structures “Everything has changed. Everything is “The worst of the emergency is over, we weren’t hurt and we managed to get during the quake. destroyed,” Alma Montes de Oca, 25, said the part about getting to people who out,” Nunez said as one of her boys slept “We feel safer this way,” said Lilia when she saw the collapsed real estate could be trapped,” said Javier Velasco, on the mat at her feet. “It scared me a lot Murgia, 45, outside her tent.

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Mideast urges Iraq compliance: Fearing Winter blast hits South: The arctic air Slain American mourned: Colleagues of an war could trigger a crisis in the region, Iraq’s that has had the East and Plains shivering for American software executive killed in Kuwait while neighbors urged Saddam Hussein on Thursday to days spilled into the South on Thursday, bringing working on a military contract remembered him as cooperate fully with U.N. arms inspectors. They freak snowdrifts to North Carolina’s Outer Banks hardworking and caring. Michael Pouliot “was avoided any public call for the Iraqi leader to step and sending Florida citrus growers scrambling to devoted to his work, but first and foremost he was down. Foreign ministers of six countries urged save their freezing crops. “It’s snowing its devoted to his wife and children,” said Riny Iraq in a joint communique to “confirm its commit­ absolute fanny off,” said Bob Eakes, a tackle shop Schoenmakers, who founded Tapestry Solutions ment under relevant United Nations Security owner in Buxton, N.C., where 40-mph winds cre­ Corp. with Pouliot and other partners in 1993. Council resolutions” to disarm and “embark on the ated a beachfront blizzard that obliterated views Pouliot and a colleague, David Caraway, were mid­ policy that will unambiguously inspire confidence of the nearby Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. way through a two-week job in Kuwait installing to Iraq’s neighbors.” software for the U.S. military when they were Four Marines killed in crash: Two mili­ ambused Thursday as they drove near a base. Dutch parliament assembles: Dutch tary helicopters taking part in a nighttime anti­ politicians on Thursday began what could be months drug patrol crashed and burned in the dusty NASA plays with fire: Space shuttle of bargaining to form a coalition after elections that Texas scrubland near the Mexican border, killing Columbia’s astronauts created tiny, weak balls of put centrist parties back in control and relegated an all four Marine reservists on board. The AH1W flame Thursday in an experiment that could lead to anti-immigration party to the far-right fringe. The Super Cobra helicopters went down Wednesday better car engines. They ignited hydrogen and Christian Democrats edged out a resurgent Labor night amid the brush and cactus of Falcon State methane fuel inside a sealed chamber, and set Party by a 44-42 margin in the 150-seat parliament in Park, about 110 miles northwest of Brownsville. records for the weakest flame and leanest mixture Wednesday’s vote, ensuring that Jan Peter Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Joe Kloppel said ever burned in space or on Earth, said the lead sci­ Balkenende will remain prime minister for a sec­ he had no immediate information on the cause of entist, Paul Ronney of the University of Southern ond term . the crash. California at Los Angeles. page 6 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NUWS Friday, January 24, 2003 SMC adopts new e-mail server, printer policy

Saint Mary’s community can expect redesigning the system in which the found. There are no current plans PowerPoint slides to a page, By MELANIE BECKER a more user-friendly service, faster printing job is sent from the com- to begin charging students for News Writer connections and greater reliability puter to the printer to cut down on printing, but students are asked to Contact Melanie Becker at after the transition to the new serv­ wasted printing and paper; howev- use more discretion in what they h-H am i @ «.intm arv* eH., Saint Mary’s Information er is finished. er, no formal solution has been print and to print multiple ^ ' Technology Department (IT) has “It will be nice when the new experienced several problems in system is up and running. Now, the last few months. Slow Internet the way the system is, it crashes service and Internet outages have once every week not allowing us caused frustration throughout cam­ to get e-mail,” freshman pus. Another problem is the Stephanie Lutz said. “I’m increase in student printing and involved with ROTC and crucial paper use from the campus printer information does not get through clusters. to me and I have to call around to But after having several trouble­ get it. It would be more conve­ some problems with the server, nient if the network was more Diamond and e-mail access , Keith consistent.” Fowlkes, director of Information No decision has been made Technology, decided it was time to about the increased use of paper change the Internet provider. on campus. Paper use from the An e-mail was sent out in printer clusters on campus has Do you want to be more than December informing students, fac­ risen dramatically in the past two ulty and staff of the server changes. years, concerning the IT depart­ The e-mail said that the change ment that provides the supplies to just a player in the world’s would be completed during semes­ the printer clusters. ter break and access to e-mail and “Our counts have shown that other links through the college Web we go through 10,000 copies site would be unavailable for a from our laser printer [in LARGEST AND BEST short period of time. Trumper Computer Center] per All information was available to week,” Fowlkes said. “I believe the student body during the break the one thing that triggered the 5 on 5 basketball tournament? but as of yet, the changes have not most concern was this year when been finished. Complications in the we started receiving reports that transition to Lightweight Directory students were coming in and tak­ Access Protocol (LDAP) have ing reams of paper from the laser delayed completion. printer trays in the clusters. ” “We’ve been working on a Currently, students have unre­ Fill out an application to be a Bookstore framework for several months, stricted use of the printers but making sure that we have attended are expected to print only one to every detail in the development copy of a document and photo­ Basketball Commissioner. Applications are of this system. It is very complex copy additional copies. The facul­ and will need to be the framework ty use of Blackboard has that we use for the next five years increased in the last year, forcing available starting January 21st and are due or more and we ran into problems students to print more documents with building it,” Fowlkes said. for their classes. Additionally, Fowlkes expects to have the sys­ printing information is being sent January 31st. Applications can be picked up tem running within a few weeks. IT from the computers to the wrong will then phase out the older IMP printer clusters in separate build­ system and move users to the new ings. and returned to the Student Activities Office SunONE computer server. The The IT staff is looking into (315 LaFortune) or the Club Resource

lar Boat Club patron. “I never Center (314 LaFortune). Bust thought the day would happen, but with 20/20 hindsight, [miss­ continued from page 1 ing student] Chad Sharon and the mugging [last week of a patrons were still inside talking Notre Dame student walking to police. home from Boat Club], we A Notre Dame Security/Police should have known.” official entered the bar carrying Boat Club joins Bridget Faith at Work in the Latino campus directories. Students McGuire’s, Irish Connection, said police used the directories Finnigan’s and Benchwarmers to determine which patrons on the list of popular student Community: were students and to address taverns to be raided by police in the citations to their homes. the past five years. Word of the bust spread quickly. Many students flocked Kate Nagengast contributed a symposium featuring leading to the scene just to witness the to this report. action outside the club. Some honked their car horns and cheered as they drove by. scholars and activists “It was unbelievable,” said Contact Jason McFarley at Dan Good, a senior and a regu­ [email protected] TCSTfTUTir&T 1

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RENTAL RATE/ Keynote Speaker, James Towey, Director of the $ 5 .0 0 FOR DAILY RENTAL White House Office of Faith-Based and Community $ 7 .0 0 FOR OVERNIGHT RENTAL $ 9 .0 0 FOR TWO DAY RENTAL I Initiatives O bserver Business Friday, January 24, 2003 C o m p i l e d e r o m T h e O b s e r v e r w i r e s e r v i c e s page 7 M arket Rec a p AMR lost $3.5 billionin 2002 Market Watch January 23 Dow Jones ♦ Execs deny Ch. 11 rumors, 8,369.47 +50.74 Southwest soars NASDAQ Associated Press DALLAS 1,388.27 +28.79 The parent of American Airlines, the world’s largest S&P500 carrier, said Wednesday it lost $529 million in the fourth quarter, bringing its 887.34 +8.98 annual loss to more than $3.5 billion, an industry AMEX record. Airline officials said travel demand has been hurt by 822.06 +2.13 fear of terrorism, a possible war with Iraq and a lack­ NYSE luster economy. They pre­ dicted an even larger after­ 4,995.66 +32.68 tax loss in the current quar­ ter. The stock of parent AMR Corp. fell by nearly one- fourth. COMPANY VoCHANGE $GAIN PRICE Low-fare carrier Southwest Airlines bucked LUCENT TECH INC (LU) +6.08 +0.11 1.92 the industry trend by remaining profitable. NASDAQ-106 INDEX(QQQ) +2.33 +0.58 25.51 However, its $42.4 million CISCO SYSTEMS (CSCO) + 4 .51 + 0 .6 3 14 .5 9 fourth quarter profit was down 33 percent from a SPDR TRUST SER (SPY) +0.61 +0.54 88.71 year ago. NORTEL NETWORKS (NT) +2 .13 + 0 .0 5 2 .4 0 American Airlines’ parent AMR said it lost $3.39 per share for the three months ended Dec. 31 compared with a net loss of $798 mil­ lion, or $5.17 per share, a REUTERS year earlier. An American Airlines jet pulls Into the gate at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. Revenue rose to $4.19 bil­ American’s parent, AMR Corp., posted aviation’s largest yearly loss Thursday. In B rief lion from $3.80 billion a Jeffrey Campbell said must be restructured to 95.8 percent at year end, year earlier. AMR’s first-quarter loss will return to profitability. an all-time high, Campbell UN group: 180M jobless worldwide Analysts surveyed by be similar to the company’s American has asked some said. Unemployment around the world is likely Thomson First Call expect­ pre-tax loss of $828 million union employees to give up AMR shares closed down to continue rising after reaching an estimat­ ed AMR would lose $3.73 a in the fourth quarter. AMR promised pay raises. Union $1.13, or 23 percent, to ed record 180 million in 2002, up more than share for the quarter. has exhausted a tax benefit leaders haven’t agreed yet, $3.77 on the New York 10 percent in two years, the International For 2002, the company from prior losses that and they regard a pay Stock Exchange. Labor Organization (ILO) warned on Friday. lost $3.5 billion, or $22.57 reduced its net loss by $299 freeze as the first step The Dallas-based carrier per share, compared with a Women in export sectors such as textiles, million in the just-conclud­ toward deeper concessions. earned 5 cents per share 2001 net loss of $1.8 billion, ed quarter and won’t get Carty has said that for the quarter ended Dec. and youth trying to get a first job, have been or $11.43 per share. The that break next time, he American does not plan to 31, down from $63.5 mil­ particularly hard hit by the worsening eco­ annual loss dwarfed the said. follow United Airlines and lion, or 8 cents per share, nomic situation, the United Nations agency previous record held by Chairman and chief exec­ US A irw ays by filing for for the same period in said. Another 550 million “working poor” United Airlines, a $2.1 bil­ utive Donald J. Carty said bankruptcy protection. 2001. live on $1 or less a day, a return to heights lion loss in 2001. United is the fourth-quarter results AMR has $2.8 billion in Analysts surveyed by last seen in 1998, according to the ILO scheduled to release its were “unsustainable” and cash and liquid assets, Thomson First Call expect­ report “Global Employment Trends.” quarterly earnings on Jan. the company must rein in according to Securities and ed fourth-quarter earnings 31. costs to meet the drop in Exchange Commission fil­ of 3 cents per share. Identity theft incidents up in 2002 AMR’s re v e n u e fell to revenue. ings. C am pbell said AMR Revenue was $1.4 billion, The government received twice as many $17.3 billion from $19 bil­ Carty repeated that the may be forced to renegoti­ a 13 percent increase over lion in 2001. complaints about identity theft last year over airline must cut $4 billion in ate an $834 million line of $1.24 billion in the year-ago Officials said Fort Worth- credit this June because it period. For all of 2002, 2001, with victims reporting hijacked credit annual costs and has identi­ based American is burning fied about half of that from will probably fail to meet Southwest earned $241 mil­ cards, drained bank accounts and tarnished about $5 million in cash a measures such as layoffs, financial covenants on the lion or 30 cents per share, reputations. “This is a crime that is almost day and must borrow to reduced flights and moth­ loan. down 53 percent from solely on the shoulders of the victim to meet payroll. balling planes. He has said The company’s net debt $511.1 million or 63 cents resolve,” said Beth Givens, director of the Chief financial officer contracts with labor unions to shareholder equity was per share in 2001. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a San Diego- based consumer group. “They’re belea­ guered, they’re tired, they’re angry and it takes them a good deal of time to recover.” Half of Americans in stock market McDonald's posts first-ever loss Slightly more than half of U.S. households owned stock in 2001, compared with about a chief executive Jim Cantalupo pledged Industry analysts who think third only a decade earlier, as the Wall Associated Press to be “very selective” about adding McDonald’s has overdone its expan­ Street boom of the 1990s pushed stock own­ OAK BROOK, 111. new restaurants as he slows the sion in a saturated restaurant market ership to record levels. The big rise in stock McDonald’s Corp. served up its first- expansion pace. want more — they want the company prices, plus the longest economic expansion ever quarterly loss Thursday, a larger- But the magnitude of the loss, plus to stop growing and cut back. ever, helped to boost family balance sheets, than-expected $344 million, paying a the company’s commitment to keep “This is a company that’s been a vic­ the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday in price for a fast-expansion strategy opening more restaurants than it clos­ tim of its own success,” said Howard the government’s most extensive look at gone awry. es, sent its stock — which traded Penney of SunTrust Robinson wealth in the country. The typical family’s Its results from the last three above $30 a share as recently as last Humphrey. “The focus on operations net worth — the difference between house­ months of 2002 included $810 million summer — down to $15 for the first is absolutely the right thing to do. But time since 1995. ... the road they are going down is one hold assets and liabilities — rose to $86,100 in charges for restaurant closings and other write-offs, as a new manage­ “We know we need to make that will take years to fix.” in 2001, a gain of 10.3 percent from 1998, ment team moves to erase past prob­ changes,” Cantalupo said on a confer­ The burger giant said it is closing after removing the effects of inflation. Family lems following an unprecedented ence call, pledging to reveal more 719 under-performing restaurants — incomes were up in 2001, with the median, decline. comprehensive turnaround plans by including 240 in the United States and the midpoint for all families, at $39,900, a The world’s leading hamburger the end of March. “I think you’re going 175 in Japan — and that 202 of them gain of 9.6 percent from from the last Fed chain announced plans to close 719 of to see a lot of changes at McDonald’s already were shuttered in the fourth survey in 1998. its 31,000 restaurants worldwide, and in the weeks and months ahead.” quarter. O bserver V ie w p o in t page 8 Friday, January 24, 2003

T h e O b s e r v e r The Independent. Daily Newtpaper Serving None Dame and Saint Mary'e Scully’s behavior deserves reprimand P.O. Box Q, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Last Thursday’s Mass for missing Notre Dame student Chad their vehicles and abided by the previously established rules. E d it o r in C h ie f Sharon was an emotional event for the Sharon family, the men Local CBS affiliate WSBT probably also would have respected Jason McFarley of Fisher Hall and the entire University community. But Father the University’s wishes regarding the Mass, but its reporter left M a n a g in g E d it o r B u sin ess M a n a g e r Timothy Scully, Notre Dame executive vice president, behaved without the footage for which she came after Scully confronted Kate Nagengast Lori Lewalski with excessive emotion when he reportedly confronted a her as well. WNDU’s cam eram an called the incident “disturb­ ing” and claimed that Scully’s breath smelled of Ass t . M a n a g in g E d it o r O p e r a t io n s M a n a g er WNDU reporter and her cameraman for park­ A ndrew Soukup Bob W oods ing illegally behind Fisher Hall. His irresponsi­ alcohol. ble behavior at such a significant University O bserver While it would never be acceptable for the N ew s E d it o r : Helena Payne event merits a reprimand. University’s third ranking officer to confront the V ie w p o in t E d it o r : Kristin Yemm As both a University official and a resident of local media in such a way, it is especially embar­ S p o r t s E d it o r s : Joe Hettler, M att Lozar Fisher Hall, Scully’s primary concern that night Editorial rassing for Scully to have acted so rudely at such S c e n e E d it o r : Maria Smith should have been comforting Sharon’s family a meaningful event — especially toward those P h o t o E d it o r : Tim Kacmar and friends — not bullying local media out of limited parking who have been so instrumental in the search for Sharon. G r a p h ic s E d it o r : Katie McKenna spaces behind the dorm. During the six weeks since Sharon’s Scully reportedly apologized for both incidents and has con­ Sa in t M ary ' s E d it o r : Sarah Nestor Dec. 12 disappearance, local media have been essential to the tributed a great deal to the Notre Dame community since he

A d v e r t is in g M a n a g e r : Maura Cenedella effective distribution of information to help the University and became a Holy Cross priest in 1981, including founding the Alliance for Catholic Education and Holy Cross Associates and A d D e s ig n M a n a g e r : Meghan Goran local police find Sharon. Although the Mass in Sharon’s honor was a sacred affair, the serves as the chairman of WNDU’s board of directors. Sy stem s A dministrator : Ted Bangert However, neither his achievements nor his rank excuse his W eb A dministrator : Scott Brodfuehrer University established guidelines for media coverage in behavior. Scully’s actions last Thursday were inappropriate CONTROLLER: M ichael Flanagan advance to ensure privacy. Scully confronted the crew from the University-owned NBC affiliate WNDU about a parking issue and irresponsible, and the University should acknowledge Contact U s before the Mass began, but even after the incident, they moved this by reprimanding him. 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It’s ju st that som eone needs to be honest. So I’m the term “MP3” and decided to use it as a crutch and campus, you’ve noted that you can download at sitting here waiting for a page to load on my Internet an excuse for their poor job performance. home on a modem faster than you can here. That’s browser. And waiting. And waiting. I figured, heck, “The campus backbone is completely maxed out, because the OIT in its infinite wisdom has decided I’ll start writing my column while this page — from and page loading times are up to two minutes,” a for you that those files aren’t important. Of course, foxncws.com no less — continues to load. Then the student complains. racketeer does not run on the Administration/OIT thought hit me: Why do I pay “It’s students and their darn MP3s,” connection. Again, if they were AT&T Internet, Notre Dame for a modern, speedy John Litle responds the OIT. they’d be fired and we’d find something else, Internet connection when, fresh “Everyone on campus has been but they have no competition, so they just in my mind, I can remember my infected by the same destructive force this down our throats. I mean, modem loading pages faster at virus, and a hacker stole every­ what are we going to do? Complain home? Frankly one’s social security numbers to the administration? Yeah right, Now, I have to be honest, at the Obnoxious and passwords (for the sec­ they’ve already been indoctrinat­ current time I’m employed by the ond time in two weeks),” ed with the MP3 blame game, OIT and have been for years. gripes a student. and what do priests know about This experience has given me a window into the “It’s all those file trad­ the Internet anyway? inner workings of the OIT at its outermost level. ing programs again, you Well here’s my proposition, Even without this information, anyone with any tech­ know they spread virus­ and of course it will never nology knowledge can tell you there is no acceptable es. Viruses don’t use e- happen, but I think that reason why we should have to endure a minute(s) mail anymore,” postu­ workers in the administration long wait for a page from a large national website. lates an astute employ­ should be given access There is an unacceptable reason, of course, that ee. speeds to the Internet equal we do have to wait: Campus students in their dorms It’s ridiculous, and to the slowest speeds anyone connect to the Internet on a totally different connec­ I’m not buying it. You is offered on campus. This tion than administrators and the people working in shouldn’t either. The way, day in and day out, they the OIT itself. Without getting technical, imagine that first point at issue is that can see and feel the enraging our Internet connection is a roadway. All 7,000 stu­ it really doesn’t matter slowness we experience dur­ dents on campus share one road of a certain size, what students are down­ ing peak hours and perhaps compared to the much lesser number of administra­ loading from the Internet, gain the motivation to fix it. tors and OIT workers who share a completely sepa­ barring that they’re start­ Perhaps when everyone at the rate road that is 1.4 times larger. Oh yeah, and add ing their own corporate University comes to realize what in that they drive in a car 10 times faster than ours. websites and such. It’s the a joke our Internet service is (you We get a Dodge Neon, they get a Dodge Viper. OIT’s job, as an Internet ser­ know, the one we pay for) there can So while we languish in wait trying to do the most vice provider, to provide a fast, be some change — say for instance the menial research, administrators and the techs who reliable Internet connection. Let’s crotchety old administration squeezing are (believe it or not) supposed to be working for us face it; if they were AT&T, we’d have out the funds needed to solve the problem. students are enjoying super-fast uninterrupted switched to Comcast long ago. Digging up Until then the only thing we’re going to get Internet. They are content to sit idly by while we excuses for why the network and Internet are slow is from the OIT will be blame, excuses and misguided experience sub-56k Internet speeds and enjoy the useless; it’s their job to fix it no matter what the workarounds. fast internet connection that we students are paying issue is. for, and they do this all with one flimsy excuse: Yes, and fix it for real, not fix it by breaking it. John Litle is a senior MIS major and campus RCA MP3s. Packeteer: that’s what they think will solve our net­ (at least for now). Contact him [email protected] . H e’ll Apparently Notre Dame is incapable of supporting working woes. Think of it as an Internet traffic cop. be interested in finding out if the OIT can respond a network that can transfer small three-megabyte It slows down information on the Internet that the professionally to a complaint from a customer. His files amongst users and the outside world. Instead of OIT deems less important. This way theoretically column runs every other Friday. actually operating as they should — as a simple Web pages load faster but downloads take longer. If The views expressed in this column are those of the Internet service provider — the OIT has grasped onto you’ve ever tried to use a file-sharing program on author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

G u e st C olum n U.N. leaps into Libya’s lap

TUCSON, Ariz. feelings, take the middle path, live and ble for the 1988 bombing of a Pan-Am possible value it may have offered to The United Nations revealed the let live, celebrate diversity, exalt con­ jet over Lockerbie, Scotland, which world security, and the United States extent of its moral bankruptcy Monday sensus, respect the sovereignty of each killed 270 people. Joanna Weschler of must recognize it for what it is. As when all but three member nations and every regime blindly — than to Human Rights Watch said simply, Reuters reported back in 1991, “the voted Libya — a repressive regime still defend the integrity of the international “Over the past three decades, Libya’s 53-member commission [is] turning under U.N. sanc­ watchdog group’s mission. human rights record has been into an abuser solidarity’ group with tions for financing Eric Flesch What is the mission of the Human appalling.” more and more countries with ques­ the 1988 Lockerbie Rights Commission? To promote and Why should the United Nations vote tionable human rights records gaining bombing — to chair protect human rights. Rights define so overwhelmingly to make Libya its election and then voting as a bloc its top council on Arizona Daily freedoms of action that may never be poster child for human rights? For the against singling out individual nations human rights. Wildcat morally compromised by any person or same reason it voted in 2001 not to for human rights abuses.” Writer- The United States group — not even a government. States reappoint the United States to its seat philosopher Ayn Rand put it another demanded the vote that exalt rights are “good guys,” and on the commission — giving a seat way: The United Nations is like “a after African coun­ those that treat the lives, property and instead to Sudan, a country that toler­ crime-fighting committee whose board tries, granted their turn by a half-cen­ happiness of its citizens as sacrificial ates the practice of slavery. Member of directors includes the leading gang­ tury of U.N. tradition, nom inated the fodder are “bad guys.” nations abhor the principle that just sters of the community.” North African country to chair the 53- And yet, Najat al-Hajjaji, the Libyan laws are objective and absolute. They While cooperating with other coun­ member U.N. Commission on Human representative to the United Nations, believe morality is subjective and a tries is an appropriate way for the Rights. But along with the United said the U.S. denouncement of Libya’s matter of nationality or race. How United States to promote international States, only Canada and Guatemala nomination set “a bad precedent” should the United Nations judge what peace and create wealth, supporting an voted no, despite the fact that human because it worsens divisions in the kind of behavior is appropriate? organization that serves the interests of rights groups consider Libya one of the world by labeling countries as “bad Majority vote, they say. human rights abusers is outrageous — world’s worst abusers — one that has guys or good guys,” The Associated Peer pressure is denounced as a neg­ especially at a time when the world is not had a free election since Colonel Press reported. “I don’t think there is ative standard of value for preteens in looking to the United Nations as the Moammar Gadhafi seized power in any country free of human rights viola­ America, yet the United Nations holds it final arbiter on any possible war 1969. tions,” she added. sacred. Al-Hajjaji said in a speech after against dictator Saddam Hussein. European Union diplomats claimed to What kind of country is so quick to her election that she would rely on the be dismayed at the nomination, yet defend the honor of human rights body’s collective wisdom and that she This column originally appeared in seven abstained from voting — saying abusers? One that conducts arbitrary would avoid “as far as possible” mak­ the Jan. 23 issue of the Arizona Daily Europe didn’t want to alienate Africa arrests to suppress domestic opposi­ ing decisions on a personal basis. What Wildcat, the campus newspaper of the and other developing countries. Ten tion, tortures and detains prisoners for about making decisions according to University of Arizona. It is reprinted other countries also abstained. In other years without trial and orders extraju­ the principle of championing human here courtesy of U-WIRE. words, 50 member countries decided it dicial killings. One that openly supports rights? The views expressed in this column is more important to uphold tradition violent organizations like the Irish Abandoning principles for consensus, are those of the author and not neces­ — not rock the boat, protect people’s Republican Army and is held responsi­ the United Nations has lost sight of any sarily those of The Observer. O bserver SCEf^E, page 10 """" Friday, January 24, 2003

By MARIA SMITH Scene Editor

Everyone is familiar with William Shakespeare, the great­ est playwright of the English lan­ guage. His plays have helped define literature and culture since his own time. Not so many people are familiar with the works of Jean Baptiste de Poquelin, famously known as Moliere. The great French play­ wright wrote come­ dies and farces in the 17th century that continue to influence drama today. Moliere’s insightful portray­ als of human vani­ ty, hypocrisy and greed made him a controversial but Above, Rose Lindgren plays timeless playwright. M oliere’s p ortray­ Madame Pernelle accompanied by al of a scheming reli­ gious hypocrite in Dorine played by Mary Anne Lewis, “Tartuffe” was partic­ and Elmire played by Maribel Morei ularly unpopular with the Catholic Church, and engage in conversation with Un was banned twice after its publication. Tartuffe, the Exempt. To the left, Mary Anne hypocrite, ingratiates him­ self with a wealthy gentleman Lewis. Below, Valere comforts Orgon named Orgon, who tries to con­ as the rest of the cast looks on. vince his daughter Mariane to marry Tartuffe even as the hyp­ + ocrite tries to seduce Orgon’s wife Elmire. When Orgon refuses to Photos by believe the allegations that LAUREN FORBES Tartuffe is a schemer and a liar, Elmire must devise a plot to reveal Tartuffe’s true character. Professor Paul McDowell, Although few students speak whose French T heatre class is enough French to follow the dia­ presenting the play this weekend, logue of a play in French, feels the play was banned McDowell’s show have sold out because it was particularly for the past insightful. “There was so much nine years. outrage because he hit the nail on M c D o w e ll the head,” said McDowell. “It’s a prepares a perfect depiction.” detailed In McDowell’s presentation of summary to “Tartuffe”, the actors and direc­ help a u d i­ tor attempt to present Moliere’s ence m em ­ classic play as it might be seen in bers follow France — down to performing it the action, in the original French. The actors Presented by the I McDowell’s class has presented also m ake a play in French every fall for the th e play Theatr past 10 years. Many advanced m ore com- French students audition for prehensible Director: Paul McDowell spots. by using Playwright: Moliere “These plays are not usually physical Actors: R ose Lindgren, J o e Hort done as classes with undergradu­ hum or and Vargas, Kelly Faehnle, John Do ate students anywhere else,” said exaggerated Anne Lewis, Sarah Goodman, ( McDowell. “It’s a unique thing.” characters. Thibault While most of the students have “Two studied in France, few have much things never “Tartuffe" opened Thursday in experience with drama. The class fail to amaze Hall. General Admisison is $5. is an exciting experience for m e,” said Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. Tick many of the actors. M c D o w e ll. O’Shaughnessy Hall. Any unsoli “At first it was scary,” said Mary “First, the door. Anne Lewis. “Now it’s awesome.” num ber of “It’s really cool to read it, and students then watch the characters pop who partici­ out of the page,” said Maribel pate in the class, and second, how Morey. many spectators show up.

• Visfcs a focus

INSIDE What does student government do? Unlike many previous student body vice What does Saint Mary’s Board of While many students are either indifferent presidents, Trip Foley is a senior. Over the Governance do with its money? or think that it accomplishes nothing, past year he has expanded the role of this With approximately $200,000 in Libby Bishop, student body president, said position, while still balancing authority funds to allocate, BOG can be likened to the real work occurs behind the scenes. with Libby Bishop. the Saint Mary’s student activities bank.

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INDEX Many factors limit student government the typical Notre Dame student gov­ from last year along with last year’s By MEGHANNE DOWNES ernment official holds his post for one senators attending meetings aided Associate News Editor year. this year’s Senate. Notre Dame The limited time frame can create a “The reports were beneficial problem for leaders because they because the ideas are still relevant Students on campus know student experience a transition period, then and it would be a shame to take work government exists but many are STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT spend time establishing contacts and from last year and throw it out,” said unaware of what officials do and page 3 developing projects, and by the time Haan. accomplish. they are ready to produce or have He said this year’s Senate is Libby Bishop, student body presi­ produced results the election season younger and more focused on longer STUDENT SENATE dent, said she entered office hoping to begins for the next government. term projects and their results may increase publicity of what student page 5 Bishop said it was helpful to spend not be as apparent. government accomplishes. She soon the summer reading the reports of became frustrated because she real­ Communication previous administrations and learning CLUB COORDINATION COUNCIL ized students still question what stu­ At the Jan. 15 Senate meeting, Trip what ideas worked page 7 dent government Foley said communication between and which did not. does. students and administrators is “It’s a lot to take on faith. She said most admin­ “It’s a lot to take strained due to a lack of respect for EXECUTIVE CABINET istrations will pick up on faith. It’s frustrat­ It’s frustrating because students. where the previous page 7 ing because the most “I have also seen a lack of respect in the most important work administrations left important work you my own dealings with administrators you do is work that off when dealing with do is work that stu­ who fail to recognize the intelligence, GRADUATE STUDENT UNION the University. Her dents can’t know students can’t know thoughtfulness, and maturity of Notre page 7 administration kept a b o u t b e c a u s e i t ’s Dame students,” said Foley. “Instead, about because it’s or modified some of confidential opinions they erroneously believe that we can­ confidential opinions on the projects that CAMPUS LIFE COUNCIL on future plans,” she not make meaningful contributions Brooke Norton’s, last said. future plans. ” and that our opinions on a wide range page 8 year’s student union Bishop said she of issues, including those related to president, adminis­ and Trip Foley, stu­ the policies and governance of the Libby Bishop tration had such as JUDICIAL BOARD COUNCIL dent body vice presi­ University, should not be considered.” student body president the Last Lecture page 8 dent, entered office Foley said senators told him they Series and the infor­ with many goals and frequently experienced difficulties mational posters. quickly learned that many of these when trying to meet with certain HALL PRESIDENTS COUNCIL Bishop said she recently realized how goals would be difficult to accomplish. administrators and obtaining perti­ short her term was while working on page 8 “You can’t know until you are actu­ nent information.. He said he thought a project and a Student Activities offi­ ally in the job how difficult and multi­ most if not all of the senators’ pro­ cial reminded her that the next faceted the job is,” said Bishop. jects could be accomplished, but that CLASS COUNCILS administration may not necessarily Brian Coughlin, director of Student resistance makes it difficult to gener­ page 9 wish to continue the project. Activities, said the effectiveness of a ate changes. This is a reality that occurs in stu­ government depends on the commit­ Bishop said she was disappointed to dent government with an annual STUDENT UNION BOARD tees, students and thoroughness of hear of the overturn the transition. He said it is sometimes s e n a t o r s ’ page 9 because each difficult for students to see the accom­ “For students one year here is2 5 experiences administration plishments of student government and said she implements its percent of their lives, while for the and the interaction between students did not own projects University one year is 1 / 1 6 0 o f its Saint Mary’s and administrators because they are e n c o u n t e r and begins on different time schedules. existence. For administrators who similar situ­ anew every “For students one year here is 25 ations with STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT April. have careers here, pushing through a percent of their lives, while for the University Bishop said project in two or three years seems page 13 University one year is 1/160 of its officials. the one-year existence. For administrators who reasonable. ” Bishop term was ben­ have careers here, pushing through a sa id sh e STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD eficial because project in two or three years seems deals direct­ page 14 it requires Brian Coughlin reasonable,” he said. ly with high- leaders to give Coughlin said students think student Student Activities director ranking offi­ 110 percent. STUDENT TRUSTEE government does not make any c ia ls and She said each strides because they rarely see imme­ attributes the professionalism of pre­ page 14 leader brings a new perspective to diate results. vious student body presidents for the office and though this may make Often times it is difficult for not just establishing the respect that comes the transition longer, it does provide CLASS COUNCILS the Office of the Student Body with her title. She said administrators variety. page 15 President but the Student Senate as can depend on the opinions, dedica­ Along with a new administration well to produce visible results for stu­ tion and responsibility of student body entering the Office of the President in dents due to the structure of student presidents because they are account­ BOARD OF GOVERNANCE April, 27 senators are installed as government and communication with able to the student body and have well. Although senators may serve page 16 administrators. earned respect. for two terms, it is unusual for sena­ Structure She said senators meet with several tors to do so. Blake Haan, Keenan departments inconsistently ranging STUDENT DIVERSITY BOARD Though some students may move Hall senator, is the only returning from simple questions to larger pro- page 16 within the student government struc­ senator from last year’s Senate. ture during their Notre Dame career, Haan said the transition reports see GOALS/page 6

Do you think student government is meeting student needs?

Rachel Ramos John Dugan Stephen Heiny Gina Martell Liz Tran Prince Lowe Kevin Bott Kelly Kerney sophomore senior freshman senior sophomore freshman sophomore graduate student “Not enough “Sure, I “As far as I “Yeah, so far. 7 don’t think “In m any 7 w ould sa y 7 had to p a y because I h a v e n ’t can tell. I’m They provide stu d en t ways it does yes, for the $ 5 5 and I d o n ’t know really had not really a lot o f governm ent pro vide most part. I d o n ’t see anything any aware of all services. . . meets my need opportunity have no idea w h at I am about it.” interactions th e y ’re They but I don’t for students what they do paying for." with student doing.” rep resent have time to to broaden but I don’t govern m en t students to participate. their horizons have any but I haven’t administration But they . . . [but] it m ajor h ad any on all issues.” a tte m p t to fails to take problems or com plain ts cater to as into account complaints.” either.” many people’s the needs of needs as pos­ the entire sible.” populace.” Friday, January 24, 2003 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS page 3

O ffice o f the S t u d en t B ody P r esid e n t Bishop, Foley shine in and out of public light

fire. By JASON McFARLEY “I don’t know of anyone else News Writer since we’ve been here who’s had to step into such a major B+ Libby Bishop and Trip Foley situation,” said Foley, a senior. Bishop is the first to admit that her sparkled in a glaring spotlight “We essentially had to take campaign platform was idealistic. Still, last spring, essentially entering over earlier than normal and she and Foley accomplished — or at office more publicly and sooner didn’t have that full transition least began work on — many of the than any of their student gov­ period that you want.” goals. At the same time, some projects ernment predecessors. The vice president assured, fell by the wayside, although some right­ When the light retreated, so “It was an issue that we wanted fully so. Bishop and Foley have been did they — to the drawing to fight. And we did.” board to begin work on the Vehemently. ing a public fight against the alcohol poli­ campaign platform that had Bishop and Foley challenged cy or reporting privately to the Board of won them election in the first that administrators were mak­ Trustees. But events such as last fall’s place. ing unilateral policy decisions coed week, Bishop's pet project, flopped A semester later, the strate­ with little student input. In par­ and were out of touch with student inter­ gy, while not totally of their ticular, they took issue with the ests. This administration would do well own design, has proved savvy. in-hall dance ban, saying it to get back to the basics of the “more For Bishop, the student body dealt a sucker-punch to cam­ president, and Foley, her vice pus tradition. president, the past 10 months As the new student govern­ in office have brought small but ment officers led the way last important successes dwarfed in spring, their constituents fol­ the shadow of one crowning lowed. defeat that still leaves a bad Hundreds of undergraduates, taste. in part at Bishop and Foley’s The 2002-03 Office of the behest, flocked to a March rally President is marked by an evi­ that ended in a sign-waving, dent duality. There is the rebel­ student handbook-burning lious, outspoken Bishop-Foley march to Main Building. administration that shone in Students showed up in scores, the public eye for six weeks last too, to a contentious Campus spring, staging protests and Life Council m eeting w here the serving as soundboard for a Student Affairs vice president booming student outcry. And formally presented alcohol poli­ there is the administration as of cy changes. And in April, late that has toiled behind the Bishop and Foley began a peti­ scenes — and often behind tion that collected more than closed doors — building rap­ 4,000 signatures — almost half port with the University offi­ the undergraduate population cials with whom even other — and forwarded the appeal to school leaders get scant face­ administrators’ desks. time. Until the Board of Trustees Observer file photos The schizophrenic roles are approved the policy revisions Far right, Trip Foley, student body vice president, discusses strategies for student government the product of a single issue last spring, “we were holding during a staff meeting. Above, Libby Bishop, student body president, delivers her State of the that splits their term neatly in out hope that things could Student Union address earlier in the year. half: controversy over changes change,” Foley said. to the alcohol policy. Notre Giving up stung, but a defiant They campaigned on the plat­ attention to their platform changes to the alcohol policy. Dame administrators Foley didn’t count it as a loss. form of “more student, less goals. Up to that point, they Then, last summer, with announced changes to the poli­ “We didn’t lose,” he said. “By government,” promising to get had relied on their appointed Foley at an internship in New cy in March, and fierce student the time we got involved, they’d tough on red tape and bureau­ division heads to take charge of York, Bishop and her chief of opposition immediately ensued. been working on these changes cracy and to better facilitate projects in such areas as cul­ staff, Pat Hallahan, remained Bishop and Foley were elect­ for two years without signifi­ the programs and activities of tural diversity, athletics and on campus and kept a resolute ed in February and didn’t enter cant student input. There was other groups instead of spon­ service and spirituality. eye on administrators as they office until April 1. really nothing more we could soring countless ones of their Enter Phase Two of the prepared to implement the But immediately after word of have done.” own. What policy or program­ Bishop-Foley administration. alcohol changes. Bishop and the changes filtered across But both the president and ming ideas they did have, they For a brilliant month and a Hallahan were in frequent con­ campus, the then-student body vice president are confident promised, would take a phone half, the pair had been very tact with student-life officials president- and vice president­ that they fought harder for stu­ call — not a committee — to public officials. Bishop had and were given a voice in draft­ elect became de facto student dent interests than others in execute. become the University’s second ing the actual policy revisions. leaders. their position would have. Once summer arrived and female student body president, It signaled the origin of an The weeks leading up to and Indeed, that’s the type of atti­ continuing the alcohol fight and more significantly, they administration whose priorities following the official start of tude that carried them to victo­ became fruitless, Bishop and both had led an organized stu­ their term was a baptism by ry in last February’s election. Foley could finally turn their dent movement against see BISHOP/page 6

Campaign Checklist V is it in g D o r m Ma s s e s Co ed We e k Bishop and Foley split up the 27 dorms and This was certainly a worthwhile project, but the ✓ have visited all but two of the halls to get events weren’t stellar. Kickball on the quad? A student feedback on campus issues. y showing of “The Godfather”? Bishop and Foley could have done better. D o m e r D o l la r s Ex p a n s io n Ta il g a t in g P o licy They wanted to expand the Dollars’ use to Bishop and her chief of staff, Pat Hallahan, X Senior Bar. Unfortunately, it closed. played a significant role in seeing that administrators devised a fair, convenient P e p Ra lly Im p r o v e m e n t ✓ The rallies improved, but not necessarily tailgating policy last fall. They even worked over the summer with officials. because of Bishop and Foley. A winning ✓ season and a new coach get credit for that. Ce l e b r a t in g D iv e r s it y Le c t u r e Se r ie s Bishop and Foley delivered on few of their diversity P r in t A l l o t m e n t Sh a r in g initiatives. The campus-wide fair was good, but this This goal hasn’t even been on Bishop and lecture series would have been better. X Foley’s radar screen — or students’. X Fr o s h 0 Ca m p i n g A c t iv it y Ca m p u s B oo k Sw a p Bishop and Foley stayed away from this idea. Somehow a bookswap each semester in And rightfully so. Camping during Freshman LaFortune doesn’t seem as convenient as Orientation? Like that would ever fly. new on-line venues for selling textbooks. X X Thank goodness they dropped this idea. En h a n c e d Bu s Sh u t t l e The pair made great headway with its plans to U n iv e r s a l D o r m A c c e ss improve shuttle service. There’s now an express Student leaders stayed on top of this issue and route from Notre Dame to Saint Mary’s, and Bishop now students have access to nearly all dorms and Foley organized shuttle service to the airport ✓ y during visiting hours. before fall, Thanksgiving and winter breaks. page 4 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS Friday, January 24, 2003 Foley takes on shared role in Office of the President chair of Student Senate. By JASON McFARLEY But Foley hasn’t shrunk in News Writer Bishop’s shadow. And she doesn’t want him to. Libby Bishop and Trip Foley “It’s not the kind of situation attend separate meetings, where I’m his boss or where he chair separate committees and works for me,” she said. have separate ideas on running “Having him so involved here the Notre Dame Student Union lets us collaborate on all the effectively. issues and ideas that were a They even have separate part of our campaign platform offices in their student govern­ last year.” ment headquarters on the sec­ Foley can afford to hang ond floor of LaFortune Student around the office. Center. Unlike many of his predeces­ At the end of the day, though, sors, he has been vice presi­ they find common ground in dent as a senior. Most vice the Office of the Student Body presidents are juniors. President. Technically, it’s her More significantly, Foley office. In prac­ served as stu- tice, it’s hers “Having him so involved dent union and his. here lets us collaborate secretary two Bishop years ago. In doesn’t mind on all the issues and that job, he sharing. ideas that were a part of recorded min­ “We ran as a our campaign platform utes and was te a m , a n d a non-voting that’s how we last year. ” m e m b e r of Observer file photo work in this Senate and Trip Foley, student body vice president, converses with members of Executive Cabinet and pro­ office,” Bishop Libby Bishop the Campus vides his insight on the issue. said of Foley, Life Council. student body president her vice presi­ He also sat on heads alike use Foley as a from. She gets regular face­ administrators and said they dent. “When the Executive sounding board for ideas. The time with administrators, while “have always been supportive” w e p la n Cabinet of resolutions his senators pass Foley and senators say they’re of her office’s initiatives. things, we plan together. then-Student Body President on Wednesday will be up for happy to get a phone call They agree to disagree. That’s how we knew it would Brian O’Donoghue. discussion at Bishop’s returned. “Do we have differences of be from the start.” “Being secretary definitely Executive Cabinet meetings the In an unconnected occur­ opinions?” Foley said. “All the The influential role Foley helped make the learning following Monday. And what rence, Bishop next month is tim e.” plays in shaping the office’s curve not too steep,” Foley begins as a Senate report may going solo to the trustees meet­ “But we know how to sit policy makes him a rarity said. “I knew how Senate find its way into one of the ing in Naples, Fla., while Foley down and work them out and among Notre Dame student worked and could spend more three presentations that the takes the LSATs. compromise to do what’s ulti­ body vice presidents. In the time in the Office of the Office of the President makes Ideologically, they’re not mately best for the student past, the Office of the President President.” to th e U n iv e rsity ’s B oard of always headed in the same body,” Bishop said. has been a one-man show (a Foley estimated that he Trustees. direction either. And that’s made for a shared one-woman show after Brooke divides his work evenly But Bishop and Foley don’t Foley, for instance, said he new Office of the President this Norton’s election in 2001). The between Senate and the presi­ do everything together. often felt disrespected and that year, with room for her opinion president tended to the admin­ dent’s office. Bishop, by virtue of her posi­ Senate wasn’t taken seriously — and his. istration of the office, and the Often, the work overlaps. tion as president, is asked to sit by University officials. Bishop, vice president was able to con­ Senate committee chairs and on various University commit­ on the other hand, praised the Contact Jason McFarley at centrate on his or her role as Office of the President division tees that Foley is excluded relationships she has built with [email protected]

c “I am among you as one who serves. ” FOR 22.27 SOCIAL c o n c e r n s “Congratulations!”and “T h an k s!”to the over 2 1 5 participants of the Urban Plunge Melissa Asher * 'Urban Thmge * Chicago, City ofdfope ?!* Elizabeth Asher Kevin Avenius * J-Coiy Cross Mission: Thoenix * 'Border Issues * Kristina Barrios Megan Battle Seminars who represented The University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College, and Holy Cross Donna Banters Cynthia Becher Collq^e during Winter Break in service and experiential learning at 43 sites across the nation. Melanie Becker Jamie Belcher Thomas Durkin Kristin Hansen Luke Klopp Bridget Meacham Carly Platt Annelise Sucato Brian Hart J. Bradford Bertumen Melissa Eck Emily Hanson Katie Knipper Kristina Meszaros Joseph Pomerenke Joseph Sweigart Brian Hartman Hans Biebl Kathryn Eisele Joseph Harris Tim Kogge Michael Meszaros Michele Pordon Kathleen Tallmadge Katie Hurley Tara Blanchard Jodie Emerick Brian Hartman Erin Korrek Jessica Millanes Erin Porvaznik Rebecca Tapp Molly Jacob Matthew Bleecher Heather Engstrom Karina Harty Jessica Kosco Tamara Miller Yunji Qian Katherine Traynor Katie Van Tiem Alex Borowiecki Bailey Ertel Leah Hendey Tamara Kozlowski Meghan Mocogni Peter Quaranto M arie Trudo Andrew Borowiecki Morgan Ertel Catherine Herman Peter Kralovec Matt Mooney Kathleen Quigley Brian Trzop Hoiv Cross Gina Fenice Matthew Brady Jennifer Hernandez Meghan Krasula Daniel Moriarty Abigail Ragan Allison Vater Mission: Phoenix Jessica Brock Danielle Finley Mary Higgins Erin Kriceri Nathan Morrell Kaitlyn Redfield Maria Vuocolo Jacqee Aragon Autumn Brodhecker Emily Fisher Samuel Hillard Rebecca Ladewski Stephen Morrow Maureen Ritchey Amy Wall Maria Candelaria Brooke Buckman Megan Flynn Christina Hoover Reed Langton Juliette Mott Joseph Rollin Katherine Wallace Richard Gonsiorek Daniel Burke Matthew Fox Mary Howard Katherine Lawler Kenneth Moy Mary Ron an Cortney Watson Laura Kelly Jessica Campbell Carrie Freeman Kelly Hradsky M egan Lee Elizabeth M ulherin Miguel Salazar Weston Webb Michael Ronan Catherine Cavezza Jennifer Gaisser-Sadler Peggy Hu Dana Lee Joseph Mulherin Megan Sanders Claire Wissler Kevin Sandberg, CSC Amber Cerveny Alicia Garcia Leslie Humboldt Brad Leeman Jeff M ullin Meghan Scallen M ary Witt Julie Toman Henry Chan Alison Gavin Jill Inghram Mary Leppert Robert Murphy Christopher Schenkel Jan Wohrle Kathleen Chenoweth John Gibbons Saleem Ismail Jenna Linder Clare Murphy DeMark Schulze Megan Wysocki Martin Clarke Holly Gilbertson Amy Jensby Kevin Lindgren Katie Noack Maureen Shields James Yesnik Border Issues Christine Closz L isa Gill Trisha Jones Joseph Lordi Maggie Nolan Jessica Silliman Brian Young Stephanie Garza David Cusick Caitlin Gillen Molly Kelley Darren Luff Paul Nolen Lauren Simendinger Christopher Yura Melody Gonzalez Sarah Damarodas Dana Gleason Katherine Kelly Rebecca Lyman Lauren O'Connor Linda Skalski Courtney Kohout Jacqueline Dammann Brandon Glenn Rachel Kemp Daniel Madden Colleen Olsen Jessica Stamm Kathleen McKeown Tifanni Dash Amy Greene Claire Kenkel Kathryn Malpass Katherine Ortega Tim Stawicki Chicago. Adarely Trejo Whitney Deas Patricia Guzman Kate Kennedy Kathleen McAdams Matthew Padberg Matthew Stefanski Citv of Hope?! Adrian Velez Frances Devlin Ryan Hackett Daniel Kettinger Jonathan McCrea Mary Paladino Francis Stefanski Sarah Brook Jessica Domingo Emily Hall Kathleen Kilcline Brian McElroy Nicole Parker Ruth Stefanski Catherine Eichers Katherine Doyle Anne Hamilton Jason Kingery Jane McGroarty Kevin Phipps Jonathan Stevens Edward Faustin Erin D oyle Teresa Hansen Alii Kitchner Michael McNamara Christopher Planicka Katherine Stolz Cecilia Garza ftM Friday, January 24, 2003 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS page 5

S tud ent S enate SENATE Senate redeems itself in recent weeks REPORT CARD

By MEGHANNE DOW NES Associate News Editor Academic Affairs A This group had a priority: it was to accomplish While it may not be immediately apparent, Student Senate is beginning results. Guided by their mission statement and ded­ to make strides and see results for its icated leaders, Jeremy Staley and Kate Schlosser, work. this group actively tackled its goals and opened the Senators were forced to adjust to lines of communication with open letters and meet­ their new roles as student leaders as ings. the alcohol policy debate unraveled on campus. The Residence Life committee Cultural B + picked up where its predecessors left off and within a month worked with While this group's results may not be the discus­ members of the Campus Life Council, sion of a Senate docket, this group's accomplish­ researched dances and drafted a reso­ ments should not go unnoticed. Kohout established lution asking that in-hall dances con­ the necessary contacts, actively promotes events tinue for a probationary year. about diversity and tries to secure positions for cul­ Although the resolution failed to pass tural groups on panels so their voices may be in CLC, it did show promise that this heard. Senate was capable and prepared to tackle important issues. Senate returned in August, but it was Ethics A- not until November that actual results Congrats to Ethics for resolving the chronic of their work were evident in the form MICHELLE OTTO/The Observer Trip Foley, student body vice president, far left, leads senators in dis­ absences issue that plagued last year’s Senate and of resolutions or letters. For the two cussion at a Student Senate Steering Committee meeting. creating an open ended absence policy. Though and half months in between, senate absences seem to remain a problem for some meetings mostly consisted of commit­ and outlined goals in September, said Courtney Kohout, the committee’s members, Ethics cannot be held responsible. tee reports, a resolution concerning which included researching First Year chair. attendance policies and guest speak­ of Studies, distance learning and place­ Early in its term, the committee ers, who informed senators of campus ment credit. established communication with Iris Gender Issues B issues and allowed senators to express Academic Affairs can cross all three Outlaw, director of Multicultural After several refinements, Sexual Assault their concerns and ask questions. of these goals off its list. Student Programs and Services; Awareness posters now hang throughout dorms, but Trip Foley, student body vice presi­ In December, Senate unanimously Connie Peterson-Millcr, assistant direc­ the committee's other projects are being stalled. dent and Senate chair, said results are passed a detailed a strongly worded tor of International Student Services Though this is not their fault, it would have been not always in the form of resolutions or resolution asking First Year of Studies and Activities; and OutreachND. open letters and senators accom­ to evaluate itself and address student’s The committee promoted the fall nice to see more direction and topics tackled by this plished much behind the scenes needs. As a result, lines of communica­ multicultural fair, trained dorm multi­ committee that deals with the ever important and through research and communicating tion between the committee and FYS cultural commissioners and planned debated topic of strained gender relations. with administrators in order to be fully increased. the Celebration Diversity Workshop, prepared when they make a proposal. The committee drafted a letter ask­ which is mandatory for all senators. A Oversight B+ “Senators met in their committees, ing the University to provide more second workshop is planned for the This committee accurately Interprets the talked with whomever they needed to. opportunities for distance learning and spring semester for other student gov­ A lot of the time they got quick feed­ Staley said a resolution should be ernment officers. Constitution and made Important decisions regard­ ing The Shirt Fund this year, which aided students. back on their projects and there was expected in a couple of weeks. Last Ethics not a reason for a letter or resolution, The committee is working on streamlining the week, Senate approved a letter asking The Ethics committee heeded the while others ran into a wall,” said FYS to expand the amount of Constitution and this is the committee’s goal for advice of the previous Senate and Foley. International Baccalaureate credits it drafted a resolution regarding Senate this semester. The grade would have been higher, Foley said sometimes results are accepts. attendance policies, which was unani­ but nothing tangible relating to Constitutional revi­ often seen through communication. He Staley said Academic Affairs hopes mously approved. Ethics chair Joanna sion was seen last semester. said open letters were effective to continue its progress this spring by Cornwell said her committee worked because they spur discussion and show reestablishing a Bookstore committee extensively on the wording of the reso­ Residence Life A that the committee thoroughly that will look into the feasibility of lution to make it clear and flexible so researched the subject. ROTC being recognized as a minor, that excused and unexcused absences As one of the largest committees, this group pro­ Foley said research for many pro­ passing a joint resolution with Faculty could be determined by either the duces results, The committee successfully joined jects is moving into the resolution or Senate to expand Teacher Course Student Union Secretary or the com­ with the sophomore class council for the community open-letter phase and that more tangi­ Evaluations and make them accessible mittee chair. bikes program and recently took on Food Services ble results should be seen in the spring to students and establishing certificate with a Flex 10 proposal. This committee is orga­ semester. courses through the Office of Gender Issues The work of this committee can be nized and constantly pursuing student needs. Academic Affairs Information Technologies. seen hanging in dorm bathrooms and Under the leadership of Kate Cultural outside resident assistants’ doors. After Schlosser, Pangborn Hall senator, and Though this committee’s work may University Affairs C several meetings with University offi­ Besides creating an ad-hoc committee and providing Jeremy Staley, Sorin 1 lall senator, this not always be apparent in Senate cials, Gender Issues completed and dis­ committee returned in the fall with a memo on water in dorms, what has this commit­ through resolutions or letters, mem­ tributed the Sexual Assault Awareness every intention of not just setting goals tee done? Gail Thompson maintained communica­ bers deal more with communicating Poster, a project began by the previous for itself but accomplishing them. The with University officials and spreading Senate. tion with Notre Dame Security and Police which is committee wrote a mission statement the word about multicultural events, Courtney Badglcy, Gender Issues definitely helpful, but what are other members chair, said other projects such as the doing? Thompson said her committee had difficul­ Frosh-0 and parietals survey were ties choosing projects due to a lack of interest In stalled because they are awaiting ideas. approval from the psychology depart­ ment and committee members encountered difficulties tracking down the correct sources. final Grade B+ Badglcy emphasized the amount of Though it was difficult at first to see what this body research her committee completed and was accomplishing, it has produced results in said it was difficult to form project recent weeks and demonstrated that most commit­ ideas due to a lack of interest from tees are actively working in the best Interest of stu­ administrators and members. dents. The grade definitely improved as a result of Oversight the initiatives Senate took in recent weeks. The Oversight Committee met with different members of student govern­ ment last semester and intends to actively pursue reworking the Student by the numbers Union Constitution to streamline it and reduce overlap in student government, said Oversight chair Elliot Poindexter. Number of resolutions bestowing Questions regarding the constitution, Emeritus titles on former leaders. such as the selling of the rights of The 2 Shirt, The Shirt Fund allocations and Total number of resolutions passed Judicial Council’s initiative to change election voting stalled work on the con­ this year. 9 stitution. Residence Life Number of open letters sent from Although this committee encoun­ Senate. tered roadblocks with unresponsive 3 University officials and the defeat of its Observer file photo Number of dockets that did not pass 1 Neil Vargas, Fisher Hall senator, listens to Courtney Kohout, Badin Hall unanimously. JL senator, as she provides her viewpoint on a Senate resolution. see SENATE/page 6 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS Friday, January 24, 2003

are difficult to see. University Bishop, a senior. Goals Senate Affairs has little to show for a She added, “But I want to semester’s worth of work out­ Bishop make sure that students know continued from page 2 continued from page 5 side of the increased and pro­ continued from page 3 we’re still working hard.” ductive communication with In fact, her office has worked resolution concerning in-hall jects and cannot establish Notre Dame Security/Police. and tactics had changed, an hard and slowly accepted, if dances in CLC, members accom­ relationships. Also, Senate Foley said this committee administration that would begrudgingly, last spring’s bat­ plished much that benefits stu­ committee chairs through­ deals with longer term projects learn to conduct its business in tle scars. dent life. out the years do not always and would be comparable to the conference room rather The office last fall organized Chair Kevin Conley attributed meet a set standard and Academic Affairs and Residence than on North Quad. a week-long series of campus his committee’s success to the administrators will remem­ Life, which deal with adminis­ For her part, Bishop sits on events to celebrate Notre enthusiasm of its members and ber that a certain committee trators and who produce results, several University committees Dame’s 30th anniversary of its vice chair, Sarah Bates, and was not prepared for a as opposed to Gender, Cultural, where she is the only student coeducation, a pet project of because he expects progress meeting. and Oversight, which communi­ member. Bishop’s. from his members every week. “I never realized the cate and establish contacts with She’s estab­ Bishop and Senate approved the commit­ importance of the role University officials, work on lish e d a “Our mission has been to Foley collabo­ tee’s resolutions regarding sup­ because they expect you to non-resolution or letter projects strong rap­ rated with port of the student petition improve student life. We be a voice for the students,” and tackle issues as they arise. p o rt w ith numerous against changes to the alcohol were genuine about this. said Bishop. “Sometimes you Gail Thompson, chair of Father Mark organizations policy, in-hall dances, the South accomplish a lot more University Affairs, said her com­ P o o r m a n , It was our vision. ’’ to coordinate a Bend Old Boys Rugby Team and through private meetings mittee worked diligently on the Student S ep t. 11 the Community Bikes program. rather than through a reso­ projects they did tackle but Affairs vice anniversary The committee is currently Libby Bishop lution that Senate may there was a general lack of president and Mass and a researching football ticket distri­ student body president pass. interest in pursuing other pro­ the architect campus-wide bution and seating, away-game Bishop said many of her jects by her committee mem­ of the alcohol multicultural ticket distribution, charging foot­ administration’s accomplish­ bers. policy fa ir in ball tickets and course packets ments have come through University Affairs distributed a changes. October. to student accounts and extend­ communicating with admin­ memo to senators regarding the Bishop wished all the work Later in October, the pair ing North Dining Hall hours. istrators about student opin­ problems with water in resi­ she did received as much wowed administrators and the Despite several resolutions ion by serving on panels or dence halls, helped create the attention as the alcohol fight, Board of Trustees with a com­ originating from this committee, in private meetings about ad-hoc committee on faculty- but said it’s hard balancing prehensive report on residen­ Conley said much of his commit­ longer term projects. student interaction and worked public relations interests with tial life. The report recom­ tee’s work occurs behind the Bishop said accomplish­ with NDSP to address student the need to build good business mended creation of new resi­ scenes and does not come in the ments may be difficult to concerns about parking and relationships. dence halls and called for form of a resolution or letter; obtain but they are definitely access to campus. “Some of the most important improvements to existing ones. however, there will be greater attainable. things I do as president are the Those suggestions were mir­ tangible output this semester. things I can’t share ... like the rored in a Student Affairs 10- Contact Meghanne Downes at University Affairs Contact Meghanne Downes confidential meetings. That’s year plan produced later last [email protected] The results of this committee at [email protected] the nature of the job,” said fall. “Our mission has been to improve student life,” Bishop said. “We were genuine about this. It was our vision.” To date, the vision has been keen. Sure, there have been blind spots. Last fall, controversy erupted when Bishop and Foley fired sophomore Erik Smith as student union secretary and replaced him with freshman Emily Chin. While Smith was perplexed by the dismissal, Bishop insisted that the matter was “nothing personal and a necessary change.” But there have been days, too, when this administration has seen clearly into the future. Bishop noted the fall report to the trustees. “It was something that was so well-received and compre­ hensive,” she said. “And it’s something that’s going to have effects on campus for the next 50 or 60 years.” In the meantime, Bishop and Foley are revisiting their plat­ form, looking at what’s left to cross off on a checklist of ambi­ tious goals before their term ends April 1. They know better than to think they can wrap up — or even start — all the pro­ jects, and they admit that the platform may have been ideal­ istic. But t h a t ’s ju s t th e schism between the promises that can­ didates run on and the actual experiences that elected lead­ ers face when they take office. Bishop and Foley recognized that last year, when they were thrown into a fight that they hadn’t chosen and cast into a Legislating Corporate Ethics white-hot spotlight. The light doesn’t shine so brightly these days, and it All lectures begin at 2 p.m. and will take place inthe Law School Courtroom. doesn’t take a student rally to

FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 FRIDAY, MARCH 28 FRIDAY, AF'RIt. 11 FRIDAY. APRIL 25 get a foot in the Main Building door anymore. As Bishop and Foley see it, that’s the way it should be. “In some people’s minds, the first and last thing we tackled was the alcohol policy. And we Richard Painter Jam es 0. Cox John C. Coffee Jr. Ronald Gilson Harvey J. Goldschmid didn’t choose that fight,” Foley Profesmr o f Lew, Brelnenf Currie Professor o f Law, Adolf A. Berio Professor et Law, Marc & Eva Stent Professor of Lmv and Business, Commissioner, U.S. Sm:unties said. “Everything else we’ve Un/vers/ty of Winch: Duke University Columbia University Columbia University; Meyers Professor o f l.a w and Businas.'. and Fwhange Commission Stanford University Dwight Professor o f Law, done doesn’t get as much Columbia Uni vet sity Susan Koniak news, which is fine. We feel Professor o f Law. Boston University good in the knowledge that David Dana there’s a lot of other stuff Professor of Law, Northwestern University we’ve done and continue to do.”

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E xecutive C a b in et C lub C oordination C o u n cil Exec Cab emphasizes long-term plans CCC goes strategic plans, created by each of By MATT BRAMANT1 the Cabinet’s member constituen­ Ten Year Initiative A ♦ Communication A News Writer cies, should help ease the transi­ beyond the tion of new student leaders and The Shirt Discussion B Let’s review student govern­ lead to more productivity in future Alternative Living C+ ♦ Laptop Plan D+ ment’s Executive Cabinet. OK, but administrations. call of duty what is it? Emphasizing communication “Exec Cab, ” as it is known, Cabinet members are aware Nevertheless, Executive Cabinet's strong suit - “coordinates the daily operations, that the average student knows lit­ bringing together and discussing the best ideas of stu­ dent government - was readily apparent this year. The By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER priorities and programming of the tle about student government, and Associate News Editor Student Union," according to a they’re working to change that strategic plans begun early last semester will likely impact the cabinet’s effectiveness for years to come. press release. Essentially, the cabi­ fact. The focus on Web sites for Incoming members will be rapidly brought up to The Club Coordination net is an advisory and consultative student groups has helped facili­ speed, so that they can focus on their real mission: Council’s responsibility is to body led by Student Body President tate more accessible information Improving the quality of student life for their con­ interface between Student Libby Bishop. The group is made on student government activities, stituents. Government and the 230 clubs up of about 19 students, represent­ but there’s still a lot of work to do. at Notre Dame, in addition to ing various student constituencies, Many of the sites are poorly main­ allocating annually to clubs including the class councils, the tained and outdated. A strategy of for students as it could have been. satisfaction with some aspects of about $240,000 obtained from Hall Presidents’ Council and the consistent and interconnected Continued discussion by Executive residence hall life, but whether it student Student Union Board. The cabinet communication, by the Internet Cabinet members has brought the gives students what they want activity brings together voices from across and otherwise, would better serve money issue into the forefront of remains to be seen. Don’t expect to fees. student government for discussion students and keep them involved. their minds, and they appear see a margarita machine in your Clubs are and planning. The group also tack­ The new “Everything Under the determined to have another suc­ dorm kitchen anytime soon. A divided into les individual issues presented by Dome” posters attempt to bring cessful Shirt, one that will fulfill a Support of the laptop plan five groups The CCC its member constituencies. together all student activities into key mission: helping student The provost’s office is consider­ — academ ­ exceeded its The broad range of government one calendar. It’s a great idea, if groups that aren’t exactly awash in ing making laptops mandatory for ic, athletic, expectations for organizations represented means people use it. Make it accessible a “sea of green.” students at Notre Dame, a plan c u l t u r a l , the year, not that more experienced members online, spread the word, and the Alternative living survey that would cost millions at a time service and only allocating can offer their help on problems results will materialize. Students were asked what they when tuition costs are rising and special clubs funds but that may arise. Throughout the The Shirt discussion thought about current campus liv­ the University has had to stop con­ interest — also Improving semester Executive Cabinet tack­ The enormously popular kelly ing arrangements and possible struction of buildings because of a and allocat­ policies for led a number of issues as a group. green T-shirts, all 100,000-plus of alternatives. No big surprises here. lack of funding. ed funds upcoming years Ten-year initiative them, represent a potential cash Students want apartments, coed Though a few thought the plan a c c o r d in g and helping to This concept aims to parallel the cow for student activities funding. dorms, private bathrooms and was too expensive and logistically to needs, so sponsor a new University’s “Notre Dame 2010: A The unprecedented success of the cable television. Rectors think difficult, most cabinet members that an ath­ event. Quest For Leadership" campaign. Return to Glory line took many by things are just fine the way they liked the idea. They might want to letic club The project sets long-term goals surprise. are. consider the consequences of the whose and ideals for student groups. While student body vice presi­ Student leaders presented the idea a little more. members must pay for equip­ “The plans are not set in stone," dent Trip Foley stated “there was results to the Board of Trustees in ment and facility use will proba­ Bishop said, “they’re a general no downside for us,” the financial October. The survey was quanti­ Contact Matt Bramanti at bly receive more than a service framework to think by." The arrangement was not as beneficial fied and condensed students’ dis­ [email protected] club. In order to be eligible to receive funds from the CCC, clubs must conduct at least one fund-raiser a year and must G raduate S tu d ent U nion charge dues, unless the club is a service organization. In addition to the routine responsibilities of allocating Organization works like well-oiled machine funds, hearing appeals of the allocations, and facilitating com­ and her team and to increase the By ANDREW THAGARD munication and education with efficiency of an organization with the clubs, Coordinator Amy News Writer a past reputation for being inef­ A O’Connor said the Council spent fective and prone to complaining. this year looking for ways to This year’s Graduate Student This year’s GSU works like a GSU continues to be an effective, well-run organization. The improve. Union (GSU) under President Tim well-oiled machine: meetings advocacy group made advances in quality of life and academic These changes include Dale and co-vice presidents Misty start on time and are capped at needs and is working to overcome setbacks in health insurance proposing a new performing Schieberle and Ravi Subramanian one hour, two vice presidents subsidization. arts division for the council, cre­ follows a tough act. divide the role of overseeing the ating a vice chair on the council Last year’s GSU was named the committees and officers save time ments of the year is establishing also wants students who are able to oversee large efforts, creating Graduate and Professional by communicating via an e-mail the basis for graduate student to attend a rally in Washington more training for club officers Organization of the Year by the listserv. organizations within each acade­ D C. on the issue next month. and investigating the relation­ National Association of Graduate “They are very organized, very mic department. Closer to home, the organiza­ ship of athletic clubs between and Professional Students focused on particular goals and “There were people coming to tion is considering hosting an end the CCC and RecSports. During (NAGPS) as a result of work done objectives and very good about me for departmental needs,” Dale of the year gala which could raise the Notre Dame-Stanford foot­ by last year’s officers, including achieving what they want to said. “This not only speaks to money for a local charity, like the ball game, the CCC also helped Gabriella Burgos and Kishori achieve,” said James Powell, quality of life but academics.” homeless shelter or the Women’s sponsor The Tent, which was an Deshpande. associate dean of the Graduate GSU recently approved a mea­ Crisis Center. The issue will be alternative to tailgating where This year’s GSU, however, School. “Tim Dale is a particularly sure providing $200 to any gradu­ discussed at GSU’s February students purchased discounted seems up to the challenge. Under effective president of GSU. ” ate student organization within a meeting. food and nine student groups Dale, GSU has worked to continue Dale’s pet project and one of the department that creates a consti­ “I think because we are an performed. the momentum started by Burgos organization’s main accomplish­ tution and elects officers. The organization with money we Additionally, the CCC has Graduate School will match GSU’s could also do things for the com­ begun reviewing club receipts contribution. The idea initially munity,” Dale said. as a tool to compare clubs’ bud­ faced opposition w ithin GSU, The biggest letdown for GSU gets to their actual spending according to Dale, due to misun­ involved an issue that is out of habits, and document that clubs derstanding of the program and their control. Budgetary con­ are spending the money from antagonism toward the depart­ straints forced the University to the increase in the student ments. hold off on subsidization of activity fee wisely. “I don’t see us set against healthcare for the upcoming aca­ Because a wide variety of fac­ departments,” he said. “I see us demic year, although both GSU tors arc considered in determin­ cooperating with them.” and University administrators are ing the amount of money a club This year, GSU has increased committed to making subsidiza­ is allocated and how it will be their list of social activities and tion a reality in the near future. Spent, spending information is there has been greater participa­ While GSU will continue to not released to the public and tion in these activities. advocate for healthcare funding, only used internally. “In this respect, we have the organization is also working O’Connor said this has been improved over last year in getting on a temporary solution of bar­ the busiest year for the CCC dur­ more people out of their houses," gaining for increased benefits ing her four years on the coun­ Dale said. within the current policy while cil. GSU has also tried to be more maintaining approximately the “Usually we just hear appeals involved on national issues and same cost. GSU healthcare com­ from clubs and while we have service to the community. mittee chairperson Heather had a significant number of Schieberle is leading a cam­ Edwards is working to add bene­ those, it is the first time in a paign to encourage Notre Dame fits like allergy medication, an eye long time that the CCC has graduate students to write to their exam and a yearly physical to the taken initiative to make some

ANDY DEVOTO/The Observer legislators to reinstate the tax- existing plan. changes,” said O’Connor. Tim Dale runs the Graduate Student Union like a well oiled exempt status for graduate stu­ dent stipends. The stipends had Contact Andrew Thagard at machine with his effective leadership and organized meet­ Contact Scott Brodfuehrer at been tax exempt until 1986. GSU [email protected] ings. [email protected] page 8 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS Friday, January 24, 2003

C a m pu s Life C ouncil Members show some promise but prove unproductive University known as BASES. advised the two representatives, but By MIKE CHAMBLISS During meetings the council the discussion had no impact on News Writer hears updates from the task forces CLC activity. C and discusses any other topics that The work of the three task forces Promising work on a student activities Web site does not make up The final Campus Life Council fall under its scope of interest. While was less than stellar as well. for lack of overall productivity. meeting of the fall semester was a these discussions may be pertinent The communication task force fitting end to a semester in which to campus life, they are time-con­ achieved its goal of putting together that it would not create a Web site, where the communications task fruitless talk was the council’s suming and frequently without any a Web site. The calendar-formatted but instead spend the next semester force presented a rough draft of its biggest accomplishment. Council apparent purpose except the per­ Web site will be accessible to stu­ on instituting an extracurricular Web site. The entire council spent members planned to pass two reso­ sonal education of the council mem­ dents and contain information leadership program. time together in a useful fashion, lutions during the Dec. 3 meeting; bers on campus affairs. about campus events and meetings. The leadership program would making suggestions for improve­ however, an insufficient number of One such discussion centered on The communications task force probably be modeled after the Anne ment of the site. council members showed up, and the impressions of council members created the site in order to boost Tyler Waite leadership program at Becca Davidson, rector of Breen- Student Body President Libby of the new SYR after the last week­ event attendance, increase overall Creighton University. Over the Philips Hall, suggested placing a Bishop was forced to postpone the end in September when 13 dances communication and reduce over­ course of four years, participants giant screen in the LaFortune meeting until this month. were held. The results of the discus­ crowding on building walls from would be immersed in a series of Center where the new Web site Instead of being able to take sion were inconclusive. Many coun­ fliers. extracurricular experiences dealing could be displayed. Davidson was action on behalf of the Notre Dame cil members agreed that an unusu­ The other two task forces have lit­ with the study and practice of lead­ the source of many interesting ideas community, the council had to sit on ally small percentage of first-year tle to show for an entire semester’s ership. over the course of the semester. its heels, discussing future plans students attended the dances, and work. Aside from formulating a The Student Activities Office cur­ Despite any flashes of brilliance and waiting until the next meeting that there was noticeably less mission statement, it is unclear rently coordinates the Leadership from individual council members, to make improvements. excitement among freshmen about what the BASES task force accom­ Institute, half-day or full-day semi­ the output of the council as a whole The CLC meets every other week the dances than in years past, but at plished. Even the mission state­ nars which seem to serve the same was subpar in both quantity and with the purpose of improving cam­ the same time, several rectors had ments of the task forces were not purpose as the proposed program. quality, for the most part owing to pus life and includes representa­ very positive comments about the unveiled until the Nov. 5 meeting, While participation in the too wide a scattering of objectives tives from student government, dances and excitement levels. The more than halfway into the semes­ Leadership Institute promises many and ineffective use of meeting time. administrators and hall rectors. result was a purposeless discussion ter. of the same results as the Creighton Perhaps more clearly defined Early in the semester the group that failed to lead to any future Prior to the ill-fated Dec. 3 meet­ program, it poses a far less daunt­ goals and the success of the com­ decided to divide into three task action on the part of the council. ing, the leadership task force main­ ing time commitment, and appears munications Web site will spur the forces focusing on specific issues. A large portion of another CLC tained its intention to develop a Web more manageable for busy Notre council on to produce more and talk One task force was designated for meeting was spent talking to two site to communicate leadership Dame students. It is unclear if there less in the spring semester. the improvement of communica­ leaders of The Parietals Question, a opportunities to interested students. would be any overlap between the tion, one for leadership and the student-organized movement for a At the very end of the semester, two programs. third for investigation of a peer- coed living option on campus. having produced very little, the A shining moment in the council’s Contact Mike Chambliss at mentoring program at Duke Council members listened to and leadership task force announced work took place during the meeting [email protected]

J udicial B oard C ouncil Hall P residents C ouncil Judicial council runs HPC works with new dance policy

By MATT BRAMANTI smoothly, efficiently News Writer Despite the restrictions on hall By HELENA PAYNE dances and alcohol put into News Editor place last fall, members of the Hall Presidents’ Council have Making sure that “elections The judicial council continued to plan successful flow smoothly” is goal No. 1 for receives high marks for its dances for their fellow resi­ senior Matt Corgan, vice presi­ apparent efficiency and dents. dent of elections for the judicial organization. On the elec­ There have been difficulties, council. tion sid e, th e true te s t will however. HPC co-chair Pam One proposed way is online be to see if the council can Ronson said dance planning has voting and judicial council presi­ succeed in offering online frequently become a logistical dent Danielle Ledesma and elections. As for peer advo­ nightmare since the new poli­ Corgan have been talking with cacy, the council seems to cies went into effect. the Office of Web Development have made great strides to “It’s become increasingly diffi­ for months about this prospect. protect the Integrity and cult for the smaller dorms to The two argue that online vot­ effectiveness of the peer book a venue,” Ronson said. ing could give a boost to last advocate’s role in the Pasquerilla West co-president year’s roughly 40 percent voter ResLife process, a tremen­ Laly Molina agrees, but said the O bserver file photo turnout. dous improvement from the problem is even more wide­ Students enter the Main Building doors with looks of amaze­ “We think online elections, previous year. spread. “We had a huge prob­ ment as they head to their formal. The Main Building was where you could use any com­ lem getting a venue. The bigger one of the new venues for hall dances. puter connected to the Internet, “Most students, if they don’t dorms have a harder time find­ would increase that to maybe 80 contact a peer advocate, aren’t ing a nice place,” Molina said. percent or higher,” Corgan said. really ready for the questions Ronson blames the site prob­ Web Development, which has that come up in their hearings,” lems on uncoordinated activity B already created an application Sadowski said, adding that the among hall presidents, the for online voting, plans to test it nature of ResLife hearings can Student Activities Office and Venues C several times before the actual scare students. Sadowski said individual location managers. been a problem. HPC should main-: elections in February. he receives messages about “There has been a lack of tain a so that conflicts can . The variety of Currently, dorm commission­ every other day regarding hear­ communication among the par­ venues >e more widely known, so that ers are responsible for running ings, and usually attends them ties, and I’ve seen double-, even dorms can the elections of hall representa­ once a week. triple-booking,” she said. South tives including the hall presi­ Hearings, which often involve Chris Martin, Ronson’s fellow dents and senators, as well as assaults and parietals violations, HPC co-chair, said venue prob­ Communication B freshmen representatives. This as well as fake identification, lems stem from the popularity Overall, presidents are on the same wavelength regarding the involves making ballots, sched­ drugs and theft, are different of certain locations. new policies. Presidents could work on conveying information uling voting times and oversee­ from conferences, which are for “The new hot spot has among Student Activities, residents and dance commissioners. ing the voting on Election Day. lesser offenses. become the Main Building With online voting, students In the past, some peer advo­ rotunda,” Martin said, “but it Participation A would no longer be limited to a cates said they were uncertain won’t accommodate everyone.” There have been cancelled dances here and there, but presidents two-hour voting period in the about the peer advocate’s role. On the topic of the level of and commissioners have worked to keep interest up. Participation dorms. Instead, the judicial However, Ledesma said efforts participation in hall dances, should improve as HPC members become familiar planning dances council plans to keep the have been made to clarify the opinions differed. around the new policies. Internet polls open from 8 a.m. expectations of a peer advocate “Our result was about the to 8 p.m. through more training. In addi­ same as with past years’ Safety B+ Separate from the elections tion, she stressed that they are dances,” Molina said, while Binge at dances has dropped, due to the new alcohol branch of the judicial council is not lawyers but students who Ronson has noticed “less partic­ policy, HPC need to continue to work to provide attractive the peer advocacy group of aid in the preparation of hear­ ipation at dances.” dances on , or abusive drinking will simply shift off-campus. about 10 headed by junior vice ings. Most members agreed, how­ presidents Matt Kohley and “We just want to make their ever, that the revised alcohol Ricky Sadowski. time with ResLife as easy as policy has led to fewer incidents skeptical about the policy’s mores hitting the off-campus The vice presidents select peer possible,” Ledesma said. of abusive drinking at dances, overall effect on underclassmen. scene.” advocates to support students and on campus in general. “The comfort level on campus who have hearings with the Contact Helena Payne at “I’ve seen fewer students get­ has definitely gone down,” Office of Residence Life and Contact Matt Bramanti at [email protected] ting sick,” Ronson said. Martin said. “There’s definitely Housing. Martin agreed, but was more a trend of freshmen and sopho- [email protected] Friday, January 24, 2003 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS page 9

S tudent U nion B oard SUB provides entertainment, programming for students from the series and gave away mance by an African dance By CHRISTINA CEPERO memorabilia, including a book troupe and the International News Writer autographed by author J.K. Student Festival. Rowling. Last week, SUB held Winter SUB. the programming Lam said attendance at SUB Fest that included handing out branch of student government, events has gone up since last bagels, a video game competi­ seeks to organize social, cultur­ year. tion PlayStation 2 and X-Box al, and intellectual events for The most successful SUB giveaways, showing The undergraduate students. movies last semester were Creature from the Blue Lagoon SUB kicked off its p ro g ram ­ Signs, w hich SUB show ed for in 3-D, holding “The Best of ming in April with a perfor­ Halloween along with guest Acousticafe,” hosting a perfor­ mance by singer Pat McGee in speaker Robert Hastings, and mance by the new band the Stepan Center. At the My Big Fat Greek W edding in Millimeters Mercury as part of beginning of the school year, November, preceded by a a new program called ND SUB brought in a hypnotist. Greek festival. Because SUB Underground and taking stu­ And later last fall, the monthly was losing money by showing dents to Chicago for a Notre comedy series invited a couple two movies at a time last year, Dame hockey game on of comedians, including Eric it decided to show only one a Saturday. O'Sheen. week this year to allocate more Upcoming SUB events include “We try to do new, creative funds to other activities. the Sophomore Literary things that a lot of students will SUB also held the annual Festival in mid-February, the like,” said chief controller NAZZ Battle of the Bands at Collegiate Jazz Festival in late Andrew Lam said. the Alumni-Senior Club in February and the annual O bserver file photo Some of the popular innova­ November in addition to loft spring festival AnTostal in Steven Christ, Student Union Board manager, promotes SUB tive programs SUB brought to shows. April. Lads of Comedy will campus last semester were the The Multicultural Arts com­ come to campus Feb. 21. issues at an Executive Cabinet meeting. Notre Dame-Maryland game mittee organized many events A lthough SUB succeeded at watch on North Quad, watching last semester, including the programming, it needs to the movie Rudy on the quad, Indian Festival of Lights at the update its Web site so that stu­ ticket giveaways for the Alumni-Senior Club, henna fes­ dents can use it as a resource A- Michigan State and Florida tivals and a performance by for looking up SUB events. Since last year the Student Union Board has done a good job of State games and Harry Potter Ballet Folklorico Mexico. entertaining the student body at Notre Dame by offering a wide night at the Bookstore, where This semester it is planning a Contact Christina Cepero at local celebrities read passages Brazilian Carnival, a perfor­ [email protected] Class councils work to plan events, service opportunities Freshman Class Council printed on magnets and distributed sentatives can consult freshman vol­ Junior Class Council After completing a first semester in-dorm this week. The class prayer unteers. Junior class council hopes that the new semes­ that included activities like a will add a verse each year and will The Web site along with the week­ ter and new members will bring a fresh perspec­ Halloween dance and sales of class be used at class Masses. ly e-mail distributed by President tive to the events the group has planned for the shirts and luminaries, the freshman “We are making sure that we are Dave Barron, will also inform the spring, said Meghan O’Donnell, junior class pres­ class council has an array of ideas providing activities to get our entire class of upcoming activities. ident. for the second semester that will class involved,” said Catherine The council is also planning ser­ “Over half of our committees are going to be bolster class unity, increase commu­ Distler, the vice president. vice opportunities such as babysit­ new this semester,” said O’Donnell. “I’m really nication and provide opportunities A class Web site, designed by a ting at University Park Village for hoping for some fresh energy this semester.” to relax. freshman unlike other councils who graduate students and fun activities Last fall, the council planned a class dinner at “We have a lot of good ideas and use a service, will allow freshmen open to all classes. On Feb. 13, the BW3s and sponsored a concert with Knott Hall hopefully most of them will be suc­ to sign up to assist the council is council will sponsor a Valentine- featuring performer Matt Nathansin. The junior cessful for this semester,” said Anna expected to be completed this week, making night in LaFortune Student class also sponsored a program where students Skoien, class secretary. Skoien said. When the council needs Center and will plan a massage class could send postcards to their friends who were The Spiritual Committee complet­ help planning an activity, finding and a cookout for March and April. studying abroad during the fall. ed the class prayer which will be focus groups or raising funds, repre­ Joe Trombello “We sponsored [a project] designing and pur­ chasing postcards [and] we paid to have them mailed to students abroad,” said O’Donnell. Senior Class Council Off-campus Council advertise for] a BW3 dinner.” “We’re also going to do that again this semes­ Matthew Smith, Karen Lysaght, Nick Mastronardi Though many students part The council also planned a te r.” and Josh Gentine of the Senior Class Council are in from dorms expecting to leave barbecue on Washington For the spring semester, O’Donnell said the no way unfamiliar with what it takes to get their ini­ student government events Street with the local police and junior class council would focus on planning a tiatives up and running. behind, the off-campus presi­ the Office of Residence Life successful Junior Parents Weekend, including a All four members were the class officers for the dents are determined to bring and Housing. special student prayer that will be distributed Junior Class Council in 2001-02. And Lysaght Notre Dame to them. He attributed the low during the weekend. believes that because of this, the council was able to From their Turtle Creek turnout to poor publicity, but The group also hopes to increase awareness make its mark by utilizing its experience in gaining apartment, which co-president some off-campus students say among students about the events the council approval for events. Dan Barabas jokingly calls the they are unimpressed by the sponsors. O'Donnell cited communication as one Without a doubt, the relationships already estab­ “Off-Campus White House,” council’s activities. of the council’s weaknesses. lished between the council members and the admin­ co-president Ravi Soni and “You’re just kidding yourself “You have the problem of cross-programming istration were instrumental in making headway on council member Ben if you’re moving off and think­ and getting the specifics out there. I think we potentially contentious, yet popular events such as Kleinhenz have aimed to ing it’s going to be like moving could probably improve on that a little,” said Margaritaville 2002 and the Senior Bar luncheon. entertain and inform off-cam­ into the dorm,” said off-cam­ O’Donnell. “We had the trust of the administrators and the pus students through light­ pus sophomore Jam es Coss. O’Donnell also said that the council will work trust of Student Activities that kind of gave us more hearted e-mails. Barabas said that he wel­ on collaborating on a project for this semester lenience for doing events such as Margaritaville and “We don’t want to get delet­ comes the participation of all with the sophomore class at Saint Mary’s and the luncheon at Senior Bar — those probably ed,” Barabas said. “I basically off-campus students. Saint Mary’s sophomore class president Sarah wouldn’t have been approved had it not been that we feed the material and “Just because we have the Brown, who is a friend of O’Donnell’s. had already had a year’s experience,” said Lysaght. [Kleinhenz] tries to make it titles doesn't mean that we The council is also working on plan for a For Lysaght, keeping the student opinion in the remotely funny. His best line of don’t want everyone’s ideas,” spring Chicago shopping trip and possibly a ski forefront is always a major consideration when plan­ the year was probably ‘bar­ he said. trip to Swiss Valley Ski Resort in Michigan. ning and organizing events. gain basement poultry’ [to Helena Payne Teresa Fralish “We always ask for all of our events that people to talk to their friends,” said Lysaght. She also notes the practice of testing ideas by questioning themselves on Sophomore Class Council ter to use a bike. In addition to the kick contest, the the prospect of actually attending an event if they After working with Notre Dame The program, scheduled to debut next sophomore group sponsored several weren’t class officers. This method, she claims, helps Security Police and Student Senate, the fall, offers students a bike lock and a service weekends with local charity to filter out bad event ideas. sophomore class council was able to bike fully serviced by NDSP at no addi­ organizations such as the South Bend Lysaght also attributes the ability to assess ideas create a campus bike rental program, tional charge, said Lao. At the end of the Center for the Homeless. “We’ve held from classmates who e-mail suggestions through a one of the group’s biggest achievements semester, students will receive $15 back numerous service weekends [and] we more improved, interactive class Web site. during their term in office, said Jeremy with the remaining $10 being used for hope to continue these in the next Last semester the council planned a class dinner at Lao, president of the sophomore class. maintenance costs. “If you don’t want to semester,” said Lao. BW3’s, co-coordinated the Toys for Tots drive and “The bike program was implemented buy a bike to own ... you can rent this For this semester, Lao said he hopes organized a remake of the Freshman Orientation through creating a dialogue with bike,” said Lao. to see the sophomore council focus on Graffiti Dance at Senior Bar. NDSP,” said Lao. The sophomore class council also developing events that are interesting to Projects for this semester include a senior class By taking advantage of the fact that sponsored a Kick, Pass, and Punt con­ students and that will draw a large retreat, Class of 2003 license plate holders and NDSP collects many stolen and test where students could pay $3 to kick audience. “Basically we just want to Senior Week , which includes Stadium tours, a class unclaimed bikes each year, the council a football for the chance to win a foot­ plan activities that the students would formal and another Margaritaville event. was able to create a rental system ball signed by Coach Tyrone go to,” he said. Kiflin Turner where students will pay $25 per semes­ Willingham. Teresa Fralish

Contact Teresa Fralish at [email protected], Helena Payne at [email protected] , Kiflin Turner at [email protected] and Joe Trombello [email protected] . page 10 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS Friday, January 24, 2003 Student Union needs collaboration Just when we were ready to write off Notre Dame let alone reversing. student government last spring, along came a late- Their efforts, in fact, fell short of convincing March announcement from Father Mark Poorman: University administrators and trustees to rethink the no in-hall dances, no under-21 tailgating and no changes. But they left an indelible impression on the hard alcohol in the dorms. minds of students who wondered who and what stu­ The leaders of the Student Union responded before dent government was for. 8,000 undergraduates got a chance to As they staged protests and organized cry foul. Within hours of the landmark Observer petitions, and again when they collabo­ announcement from the vice president rated to observe Sept. 11 last fall, we of Student Affairs, student government knew who and what student govern­ officials were organizing protests and Editorial ment was for: everybody. maneuvering behind the scenes to draft It shouldn’t take a campus controver­ resolutions opposing the changes. sy or a national tragedy to remind us of It was student government at its best because that. Then again, it shouldn’t take such major events branches of the Student Union that had acted inde­ to remind student government leaders of that fact pendently of each other for so long were now uniting either. around a single cause. If Notre Dame student leaders used the same spirit The Office of the Student Body President, Student of cooperation to plan low-key activities, such as pep 1 1 a * Senate and Campus Life Council and other govern­ rallies and campus fairs, as they do to plan high-pro­ ment groups worked together with a focus we hadn’t file ones, we’d all be better served. And there’d be ♦ Toli^j seen before to rally student support and voice stern little question as to who or what student government enrtspei resistance to changes they had little hope of stalling, is for. students ♦ To Executive Cabinet’s focus on commu­ nication, including planning the ’'Everything Under the Dome” calendar What do I know? Libby is cute There are only a few facts that I issues. And they started thinking taking time to see what purpose it know about Notre Dame’s student about what they could do to further serves me and my fellow students. government. our student government here at Both student government officials I know Libby Bishop and Trip Notre Dame. and the student body need to realize Foley are student body president and All that talk got me thinking about the improvements that are needed. vice-president. what exactly student government Student government needs to find I also know does for the student body and what ways to increase student body partic­ Libby’s pretty role we, as Notre Dame students, ipation and get more people interest­ cute. play in this process. Most of my ed in the issues at hand, whatever And that friends didn’t seem to know much those may be. In turn, students must about sums up about student government either. So try to become involved with the stu­ my knowledge from this, I came to a couple of sim­ dent government, even if that means of student gov­ ple conclusions. just reading up on what’s happening ernment. One, student government can’t be during meetings or even attending I first attrib­ fully performing its duties to students one every so often. uted this igno­ Joe Hettler if many of them don’t know what Until both sides can do this, neither rance to the fact services the government is actually the student government or the stu­ that I usually carrying out. Student government dent body will fully benefit. only read the C olum nist should communicate well enough But by working together more, the sports stories in with those it serves, so that most, if government could make significant The Observer. not all students have somewhat of an changes for Notre Dame students I’d rather read about Notre Dame understanding of what the govern­ and the students could give helpful basketball’s next opponent than ment hopes to accomplish while in feedback that could improve student what clubs asked for more funding office. government. during a council meeting. Second, students should show And then, not only would both I simply don’t care too much about more interest in what the govern­ sides win, we’d all know a lot more what’s going on in Student Senate or ment is doing, how its using its about our president, besides her Executive Cabinet meetings either. resources, such as money, and what good looks. govem- That stuff just seems too boring for it has done to improve the overall me, so I don’t waste my time with it. state of Notre Dame. I’ll admit I’m as The views expressed in this column Then my roommates decided to guilty as anyone for failing to meet are those of the author and not nec­ ♦ To not bringing back the SYR run for class president and vice pres­ this task. But just because I’m not essarily those of The Observer. ident. They started going to meet­ particularly interested in student Contact Joe Hettler at ings. They started talking about government, doesn’t excuse me from [email protected].

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Students need proactive leaders ♦ Monthly meetings between the Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame presi­ Having re-organized their offices, setting up a yet to trickle down to the student body, leaving many dents and vice-presidents allowed phone line and computer, the Saint Mary’s student students believing their representatives are inaccessi­ government offices should be ready for business. But ble. for greater communication between the phone doesn’t ring much and students rarely stop While this may not necessarily be true because stu­ the two institution's student govern­ by the office during open hours. dent representatives are available to speak with — ment. Instead student government representatives quietly there are weekly office hours and e-mail is always an take care of business without having much interac­ option — student government never directly affects ♦ The updated Board of Governance tion with students. students’ lives, so what is the purpose It was a quiet year for student govern­ of coming to these representatives? Website allows students to have ment. The student leaders of Saint O b s e r v e r But the issues student government quick link to student government. Mary’s have taken this time to re-orga­ chooses to tackle are issues of campus ♦ The Board of Governance re­ nize and improve student government. comfort and not issues that challenge Renovating the office, improving the Editorial each other or the administration. worked Saint Mary's constitution, government Web sites and rewriting the If Saint Mary’s student government constitution are worthwhile accomplishments, but all wants to work for the students, then leaders need to changing the voting period to a 24- fall under the category of housekeeping. speak to the students. Having office hours and a hour allotment of time and allowing These are not issues that directly affect students or phone line is not enough to bring students to the gov­ even abroad students to vote online. work that students ever see. ernment, so the government needs to go to the stu­ Emphasis on internal improvements has bonded dents. ♦ Student body president Kim student government together so that there is a united It is time for the silence to end and for student gov­ front but a front that often ostracizes and cuts off stu­ ernment to truly represent the needs and concerns of Jensen and vice president Elizabeth dents. Improvements within student government have the student body. Jablonski-Diehl have put a concerted effort into the writing the reading day proposal and making it accessi­ ble to students and faculty. The 10- year student government initiative Take a chance, take a stand has been given serious considera­ If you are like many college stu­ Why not give these students comes to issues that are important tion, but the 2003-2004 pilot pro­ dents, you tend not to be interest­ some extra credit and the oppor­ to your student life. ed in politics. You probably don’t tunities they wanted by voicing Just a little effort by every stu­ gram has yet to be approved. listen to Sean Hannity’s talk radio what issues that are important to dent will make a huge difference. show when you get back from you. They would love to try their I promise it won’t take too much class or get up hand at presenting and driving time away from your studies or early Sunday policy initiatives that are impor­ social life. You won’t even have to ♦ Student government-sponsored morning to tant to the student body. trade watching “Friends” or “ER” events did not receive as much pub­ watch “Meet Instead of complaining about the to get a study day. Plus, you have the Press.” abominable meal plan or the all the student government that you licity as in past years. Although the So, why too often appearance of the fried elected to represent your wants Board of Governance sends out a would you be food bar, drop an e-mail to and needs working for you. Don’t expected to be Student Body President Kim be afraid to utilize it as a tool to monthly newsletter, they generally interested in Jensen or even go to a Board of change the policies that are valu­ end up in the recycle bin, part of an your own stu­ Governance meeting on Monday able to your status as a student of endless paper trail that means noth­ dent govern­ Shannon afternoon. this college. ment at Saint Nelllgan Imagine if the Please don’t ing. Mary's? It lengthy struggle “Just a little effort by spend your col­ ♦ Student government has not initi­ hardly covers for a study day lege years indif­ strong and C olum nist were shortened every student will make ferent to w hat is ated new programming. Instead of emotional by seven or more a huge difference. I going on around expecting the students to come to issues like the years. This could promise it won’t take too you. Let this time war on terrorism or even how happen if stu ­ prepare you to be student government with ideas, stu­ much time away from your first paycheck will be taxed dents demon­ a full and active dent government should go to the under President Bush’s new tax strate a strong your studies or social citizen when it plan. Instead, student government personal interest. comes time for students for ideas. deals with something entirely dif­ A healthy interest you to have a ♦ Past governments have been ferent: issues that directly affect will persuade fac­ mortgage and every student living and studying ulty and adminis­ economic inter­ more committed to community ser­ on this campus. tration to take students more seri­ ests beside how to spend your vice and charity. Student government officials ously if they have a firm stand on money on the weekends. And just want to implement policies that a policy like the study day. Along maybe you too will catch the polit­ ♦ Go along to get along policy: will make your four years at col­ with the aid of student govern­ ical bug and find yourself writing Members of Board of Governance lege a little easier. This is why the ment, this initiative will have a to a member of Congress or listen­ current administration is adamant momentum not yet seen. ing to talk radio. readily agree with each other and on making themselves more avail­ Don’t be brushed aside. approve the agenda. In order to have able to the student body; through Remember that many of the cur­ office hours and making voting in rent administration and faculty The views expressed in this col­ a balanced representation members college elections available online. came of age during a time of umn are those of the author and should express their differing opin­ These students ran for class strong youth opinion and political not necessarily those of The offices to make a difference and to voice. It will make an impression Observer. Contact shannon ions and challenge each other. pad their resumes. if you have a backbone when it Nelligan [email protected] . Do you think it is important to vote in elections?

Cheryl Barker Alison Gavin Dawn Tuel Nikki Ornelas Jennie Bueler Jessica Needles Michelle Gary Sara Tallman freshman Junior Junior sophomore senior senior sophomore sophomore 7 d o n ’t “We have this 7 don’t think “If you want 7 think i t ’s “People don’t 7 think i t ’s 7 d o n ’t vote participate in opportunity enough to see really vote because very but m aybe / they d o n ‘t voting very to m ake people feel change you important to important [to w ould if much but I stu d en t it [elections] must vote.” vote because think student vote] because govern m ent think it's governm ent is important it allows you governm ent you can’t be w a s m ore important to better, so it is and that is to have a does accurately accessible to anything for g e t you r very w hy m ost voice in rep resen ted .” m e.” them .” views across important to stu d en ts stu den t to stu d en t vote.” don’t vote.” government.’’ government.” page 12 The Observer ♦ PAID ADVERTISEMENTS Friday, January 24, 2003

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s n JJI a r t Contact 63 1 -54-66 for questions 1 O ur Lady’s January 22002 , to Mirjana in Medjugorje! "Dear Children, as a mother invites her children, I invited you and you responded to me. Allow me to fill your heart with love, so that it becomes a heart of love that you will be giving to others without reserve. In that way, you will best help me in my mission of converting those of my children who have not yet experi­ enced the love of God and the love of my Son. Thank you!" ANNOUNCEMENT Saturday, January 25th IN THE CRYPT In response to Our Lady’s call from Medjugorje 11:00 AM ROSARY 11:45 AM MASS 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Kathleen Martin will answer questions From 1987 through 1994 Kathleen lived with the visionary Marija in Medjugorje. She was the only non Croatian member of the young people's prayer group that Our Lady formed and lead - with practical advice: how to prevent a war that seems imminent; how to discern your vocation, etc., etc. Kathleen will answer questions in the basement of the Presbytery On January 25th Our Lady will give another message to the world. To receive it, email your email address to (Medjugorje Rosary for students every Friday night... rides from the main circle leave at 8:00 PM) Friday, January 24, 2003 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS page 13

O ffice of the S tudent B ody P resident Jensen, Jablonski-Diehl finding routes to makes changes

found what has worked and students and administrators, By SARAH NESTOR what hasn’t and we’ve found advancing Saint Mary’s pride Saint Mary’s Editor works for now,” Jensen said. and what they perceived as a B+ This has been their mindset as need to reconnect students with Jensen and Jablonski-Deihl have worked on completing all of their Student body president Kim they have pursued the ten-year the Student Academic Council, platform promises and have implemented other ideas that have Jensen and vice president student government goal of Jensen and Jablonski-Diehl’s come out of their administration, such as online voting. Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl do not implementing a study day in the platform promised to continue to like to hear the word “no.” That academic calendar, and taking work on the study day proposal, Dame student body president the constitution, organizing and has been the guiding force what they have made known as make the student government and vice president. They created filing information in the office behind accomplishing their the reading day proposal farther offices accessible, improve din­ a new Web site and the Detex and working to change the judi­ goals. If one path does not seem than it as ever gone before. ing hall food quality, increase committee which made Detex ciary process. to be possible than Jensen and Presenting the reading day pro­ detex capabilities and develop use for laundry service possible. Projects that Jablonski-Deihl Jablonski-Diehl find another posal to the faculty assembly, relationships with Notre Dame “We get a project and we do it. looks to carry on as she seeks route to take. making the proposal seem more and Holy Cross College. Like on-line voting we were like the student body president office “One thing I feel we’ve been of a possibility. With the exception of improv­ this is great, that wasn’t even on in the upcoming elections, and very successful at in our admin­ “This is one project [reading ing dining hall food, these our platform but we saw it in that Jensen wants to see istration is that we haven’t tried day] that Elizabeth and I can say promises were delivered. the horizon, we jumped on it remembered as she prepares to to start over as a some adminis­ we put our heart and soul into, Student government renovated and we did it,” Jensen said. graduate in May. trations have tried to do in the we put so much time and energy their offices making it a useable This has been an administra­ “We have always tried to give past. We’ve really encapsulated into. This is one thing we can go space. Work on the study day tion that worked on many pro­ more, we try to give as much as not even last year’s administra­ to sleep at night and say we did proposal has gone farther than jects but a lot of the work that possible,” Jensen said. tion but the past ten year’s all we could do,” Jensen said. any other administration has was done occurred behind the administration, like we’ve found Campaigning on a need for taken it. Jensen and Jablonski- scenes. Jensen and Jablonski- Contact Sarah Nestor at all this paperwork and we’ve better communication between Diehl met monthly with Notre Diehl began work on revising [email protected]

The main events planned for the students,” class president Although certain exceptions this semester are Sophomore Anna Bauer said. have been made. Earlier this year, Councils Parents Weekend and Irish Belles One of the unique aspects of the Money a student received funds so that continued from page 15 Night Out, which is an event with first year’s council is the continued from page 16 she could bus in children from the the first-year and sophomore exchange they have with Notre South Bend school district to see five new faces to the sophomore councils of Saint Mary’s and Dame’s freshman council. has changed the grant guidelines the play she directed for her council. Notre Dame. One event that Notre Dame and is that student can no longer apply senior directing comprehensive. “I am really excited about the Saint Mary’s first-year councils for a grant to cover senior com­ Board of Governance generally potential these new leaders bring. First Year Class Council help to plan is the Irish Belles prehensive expenses. The Board approves grant requests, although I feel that their fresh ideas com­ The goal of the first year’s Night Out. Currently the fresh­ of Governance changed this policy this is not always the case. bined with the experience of the council is to get to know one man class council is also prepar­ because it did not feel that granti­ “We had one case where we remaining original board mem­ another, both as a council and a ing for its first class dance. ng a student funds for her senior didn’t grant them any money bers will work to create an class. The council started its year “I think we all had a great first comprehensive benefited the com­ because we didn’t feel that it incredible semester for our board by handing out surveys to find out semester and we hope to contin­ munity. would be beneficial to the whole and therefore for the class,” class what the class as a whole wanted. ue to,” Bauer said. “We found that we only have so campus, but just to those select president Sarah Brown said. The survey results allowed the much money for the full commu­ people.” Dunlap said. The council’s main goal has council to plan study breaks, a nity, and we feel that it is the been to increase communication class service project and class department's responsibility [to between government and the apparel. Contact Sarah Nestor at fund senior comprehensives],” Contact Sarah Nestor at sophomores. “I have loved getting to know nest9877@saintmarys. edu Dunlap said. [email protected] .

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S tudent A ctivities B oard S tudent T rustee Tun board' appeals to students SMC student trustee show and bringing in differ­ By SARAH NESTOR ent performers. Saint Mary’s Editor The Board holds weekly B + paves her own path meetings where members Known as the “fun board” talk about the different pro­ An active board, they have By SARAH NESTOR by its commissioners and jects each has worked on. stuck with the traditional throughout student govern­ “This has been the best events but have also brought Saint Mary’s Editor B+ and most efficient board I new performers and activities ment, the Student Activities Matha has worked not have seen in the past three to campus. Student trustee Kristen Board works to plan campus only on her own agenda but years. The 12 girls on Board Matha has worked not only events and programs. Their has helped other members have put in 100 percent with the trustees but has been goal is to provide events stu­ of student government, effort,” Dorbish said. On campus, the board has an integral member of the dents will enjoy and to worked on having better attending BOG m eetings and involve as many students as In November, the board Board of Governance this past publicity, creating a newslet­ helping others. Although possible. attended the National year. While not required to sit ter and working for higher more communication with “We want to reach out to Association of Campus on BOG, Matha chose to attend attendance. The monthly the whole student body every part of campus that we A ctivities (NACA) connection meetings and work with stu­ newsletter is posted in cam­ could have been helpful, can, keeping in mind the dif­ where members participated dent commissioners. pus restrooms and has also overall Matha has done a ferent personalities of cam­ in competitions and talks “Having served as student served as a contest for stu­ good job. pus,” board coordinator with campus activities repre­ body vice president, I know it dents to earn money by Adrienne Dorbish said. sentatives from colleges is a great way to find out about answering questions. SAB serves as the main across the nation. Also at the student needs,” Matha said. given a clean slate to choose “As a board we continue to campus programming board, convention were different The student trustee is not an what we want to work with,” have higher attendance and commissioners plan tra­ performers who presented elected member of student gov­ Matha said. because of our unique and ditional events, such as Saint their acts and who after­ ernment, but through an appli­ Matha’s main goal this year unusual events,” said Erica Mary’s Tostal, movie nights, wards could be booked for cation process is chosen by the has been to re-institute a Barker, the board’s adminis­ Twilight Tailgate, Pride campus performances. Board of Trustees. Once a stu­ health and physical wellness trative coordinator. Week and Say What? At the convention held in dent is chosen as a trustee, it is program. Matha chose this Karaoke. The board has also Grand Rapids, Mich., Saint then up to her to create her project because as a student- incorporated new programs, Mary’s representatives won Contact Sarah Nestor at own agenda. athlete she sees the number of holding a student talent the best networking award. nest9877@saintmarys. edu “As student trustee we are Saint Mary’s students interest­ ed in their physical health but also knows the importance of academic well-being. Currently students can take classes, such as spinning and aerobics, but Matha wants to broaden the physical program to include health classes. Matha sees the introductory course as including a series of lectures given by different fac­ ulty and departments, a work­ out class and health wellness class. Matha sees the wellness class as offering such topics as nutrition and women’s health. Although a women’s health course currently exists through the n u rsin g d ep a rtm e n t, it is very difficult to get into because of the great demand. “The wellness course will be more opportunities for women to learn about themselves,” Matha said. “My role is to get an incremental step done.” Matha is also working on a recycling program proposal that was brought to her by stu­ dents. Matha plans to take the proposal to the April board meeting. Matha is also working with BOG commissioner Lindsay Evans on setting up a fund for students who wish to partici­ - - pate in campus events but do not have the funds to do so. Matha has also been instru­ mental in helping students make presentations to the board. At the October board meeting, Student Body Vice President Elizabeth Jablonski- Deihl presented the reading day proposal to the board and at the February meeting, Student Diversity Board President Sara Mahoney and student with disabilities repre­ Do you see a windy day or a way to generate sentative Frances Bruder will be making a presentation to power for 1000 homes? the board concerning what campus life is like at Saint Single wind turbines that can light entire communities. We're developing them right now at GE. If you're like us Mary’s for students with dis­ and see the world as full of possibilities, then you belong here. From advanced medical technology to jet abilities. engines, from financial services to power generation, the diverse businesses of GE will give you unlimited As student trustee Matha’s opportunities to make our world a better place. All you have to do is bring energy, ideas and passion to work greatest role is to provide every day. Visit us at gecareers.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer. interaction between the board and students. She has done this Underclassmen - GE will be on campus through mass e-mails, includ­ ing updates in the BOG interviewing for internships in February. newsletter and lunches. Most importantly, Matha has For more info:www.gecareers.com/notredame continued her role as a student leader, remaining open to stu­ Winter Career & Internship Fair dent concerns. Joyce Center Contact Sarah Nestor at January 28, 2003, 4:00 - 8:00 PM [email protected] IV e bring good things to life. Friday, January 24, 2003 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS page 15 B ranches of B oard of G overnance Class councils strive to represent students Junior Class Council By SARAH NESTOR Throughout the year the Junior Saint Mary's Editor Class Council has tried to plan events on and off campus, and that Representing the wants and offer a little bit of everything for needs of each individual class to everyone to enjoy. the Board of Governance are the “My goal is for the Junior Board class councils. The class councils to create environments where all are composed of the president, members of the class feel welcome B m rd o f G overnance vice president, secretary and trea­ and connected to one another. M n t Mary's Cjrtkge -■ to tm Omm, Indiana surer. Each class council is also Whether this is through events on composed of different committee campus, Junior Nights Out or new commissioners. These range from traditions,” class president Nicole commissioners in charge of class Haeberle said. dances to publicity. The goal of The two biggest events the class every class council is to improve board plans are Junior Moms class interaction and unity. Weekend and the junior dance. ‘The most valuable accomplish­ CHRIS NAIDUS/The Observer Senior Class Council ments of my presidency have been beyond Saint Mary’s campus This type of representation When the current senior class selecting a diverse group of individ­ representatives took office their to promote the community. for Saint Mary’s allowed the uals to represent the class, the first objective was to survey the BOG A delegation that was sent to smaller school to stand identification of activities that allow class to see what they wanted present the College in the among much larger institu­ juniors to socialize both on and off continued from page 16 done. From these responses the regional school of the year tions such as the University campus [Must-see TV nights and Senior Class Council made its contest took second place. of Wisconsin, Lacrosse. Junior Nights Out] and our atten­ “We didn’t feel that RHA agenda. The conference was spon­ tion to the opinion of our class in was very recognizable on The council was active in talking s o re d by choosing the atmosphere of campus to the administration about a t h e events,” Haeberle said. w h en we “Students have called, and senior parking lot, which opened took office, National The upcoming formal is planned stopped up [to the BOG B last September. The council has for Feb. 1. The theme is a Black b u t we Association The board showed a great also continued traditional events, and White Gala. Junior Moms have office] during office hours of College drive to improve its availability such as Senior Dads Weekend and w eekend, them ed “A Belle At looked into a n d to the student body by using to bring up issues, but this planning for the senior formal. Heart,” is planned for April 4 -6. making the University the Internet as a tool. But, its interaction could always The senior class is also trying “Feedback from the class has g roup b e t­ R e s id e n c e insistence on sticking with new things, such as creating a been fantastic. I think we identified te r know n be more effective and we Housing stale methods of promoting memory book and CD-rom. a need with Junior Nights Out in by heading are always looking to Nov. 15-17 issues and ideas on campus Another event that the council has activities a t th e selecting off-campus activities that im prove." with newsletters that immedi­ planned is a senior retreat, which juniors would be interested in any­ su c h as University ately end up in the trash and was resurrected by last year’s way and transforming them into Hall of the o f forul2ms that hardly no one Senior Class Council and continued opportunities to become more Month,” Linda Janke Wisconsin, attends need to be combined by this year’s council. familiar with our classmates,” said Annie communication coordinator Oshkosh. with direct contact with the “This year has given us a chance Haeberle said. Furman, “Every­ students. to get to know the people we RHA vice thing that already knew better and to get to Sophomore Class Council president. “We have also Saint Mary’s does is what know the people we didn’t know at The new semester has brought participated in office hours.” made this delegation,” said Contact Shannon Nelligan at all,” class president Rachel Finely RHA has also worked hard RHA member Whitney Ross. [email protected] said. see COUNCILS/page 13 page 16 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS Friday, January 24, 2003 Keeping an eye on student government ♦ BOG makes great technological ♦ Student government allots strides but stumbles on old habits more than $100,000 to plan once again Saint Mary’s events

By SHANNON NELLI GAN By SARAH NESTOR News Writer Saint Mary’s Editor

Every Monday afternoon 20 women gather around Anyone who has attended a meeting of the Board of a conference table in Haggar College Center to dis­ Governance would know about the many groups and cuss and vote on issues that affect the student body. individuals who come requesting funds. The initiatives passed are intended to further and This is not as unusual as it sounds because the student protect the rights, opinions and interests of students government fund comes from students. Each student in campus affairs. pays $150 to student government, whether they know it Internal review and revamping of current policies or not. The fee is included in each student’s tuition and was the foundation for many of the new initiatives goes into the student government bank account, moni­ pursued by the current student government. Guided tored by the executive treasurer. by Student Body President Kim Jensen and Student This year student government had more than Body Vice President Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl nearly $200,000 to work with. The executive treasurer created each member of the Board of Governance a budget breaking down the amount of money each stu­ researched and presented needed internal reforms. dent government entity receives. “I feel like there are a lot of internal issues that The Board of Governance itself received $3,000, the student government has implemented,” said student Student Academic Council received $6,000, the Student trustee Kristen Matha. Activities Board received $60,000, the Student Diversity BOG this year was successful in revamping the Board received $15,000 and the Residence Hall internal structure of student government by demon­ Above, admis­ Association received $15,000. strating an interest in making itself more accessible sions commis­ The class government fund totaled $6,000 and is bro­ to students needs. ken down by how many students are in each class, but Student Government going into the 21st Century sioner, Stephanie each class receives the same amount of money per stu­ To best meet the needs of the students, BOG found Pace voices her dent. For example, if the sophomore class has 200 stu­ it necessary to go digital. In the next election cycle dents and the executive treasurer decides that each students both on- and off-campus and abroad stu­ opinion on inter­ class receives $2 per student, then the class receives dents will be voting via PRISM, the same online sys­ nal reforms as $400. tem used for student registration. Board commissioner Lindsay Evans and student “One of the major initiatives this year was to put Student Body trustee Kristen Matha have begun to look at the possibil­ up a student government Web site and voting Vice President, ity of creating a fund that students could apply to receive online,” said Mary Pauline Moran, technology com­ money from. These funds would be available to students missioner. “When I applied for the position last year, Elizabeth who want to attend campus events but are not able to the members of the committee informed me that Jablonski-Diehl, because of financial problems. they were interested in promoting online voting and right, listens. “We would not want any Student to not be able to I have been involved in the research and setup of the attend an event because they do not have the money,” p ro g ram .” Matha said. The primary concern of student government with ♦ But there are also chances for students to receive the current voting procedure was to allow students money from student government through the co-spon­ to become more involved in their own government sorship fund. This year the Board of Governance allotted and increase voter turnout. PHOTOS BY $20,000 for the co-sponsorship grant program. Any stu­ “By sitting on the constitutional oversight commit­ dent is eligible to receive a Board of Governance co­ tee on online voting, we were most interested in see­ sponsorship grant, and any student or group can apply ing if it is something for students,” election commis­ Belinda Dagaas for a grant as many times as they want. sioner Alison Joseph said. Students interested in applying for a grant can get an According to Jablonski-Diehl during a Dec. 10 BOG & application either from the Student Activities office or meeting, online voting is a good system for the Allison Nichols download it from the Board of Governance Web site. school to implement because it will allow for better Once the student has the form, she then can choose to access to the ballot for all students and hopefully it apply for one of four different grants. Whichever grant pus events through newsletters and e-mails but saw will increase voter turnout. the student or group of students applies for, their likeli­ only a slight increase of communication via nontra- It is hoped that this three-year trial run for online hood of receiving the grant depends on what they can ditional means such as office hours held by each voting will increase participation and interest in stu­ bring back to the Saint Mary’s community. representative on the board. dent government by off-campus students, student The four different grants available are the service “Students have called and stopped up [to the BOG nurses and teachers. It is these students who have grant, charity grant, academic/educational grant and the office] during office hours to bring up issues, but this most actively called for a new voting procedure that campus-programming grant. Each grant has different interaction could always be more effective and we would be more accommodating to their schedule. monetary limits and guidelines, but the goal of giving are always looking to improve,” Janke said. By providing alternate and timely options for stu­ any grant is that by providing these funds, the Saint dent involvement on campus, BOG proved itself to be Residence Hall Association Mary’s community benefits. interested in the needs of the student body. Often overlooked is the important roll that the “This is the student’s money, and this is why the whole Residence Hall Association plays within student gov­ purpose is to benefit the entire Saint Mary’s communi­ Office Hours and Communication ernment. This component of BOG is designed to pro­ ty,” Dunlap said. BOG has continued its effort to reach out to the mote the living needs of students on campus. One way in which the current Board of Governance student body through traditional means. According to communication coordinator Linda Janke she continues to produce and advertise cam­ see BOG/page 15 see MONEY/page 13

S tudent D iversity B oard Board tackles harassment policy, promotes awareness

“The current policy does not include pro­ By SHANNON NELLIGAN cedures for reporting harassment or condi­ News Writer tions for being harassed,” SDB president A- Sara Mohoney said. Three short years ago, Student Diversity At the moment, the new version of the Student Diversity Board deserves high marks for its efforts in promoting diver­ Board emerged on Saint Mary’s campus to harassment clause does not have an outline sity on campus. This young member of student government has made great increase diversity and promote awareness of for the correct judicial procedure to take in strides at making their group visible on campus through their various activities all all cultures. This young member of stu­ the event of harassment. and forums. The only improvement that must be made is to make their pro­ dent government matured to tackle the Ahmad brought the policy to Board of posed changes to the harassment clause available to the entire student body tough issues of diversity. Governance to request suggestions on word­ at every stage of its development. The primary issue on SDB’s agenda for ing, reporting and documentation. She also this year’s administration was to examine asked for endorsement of the policy. is diverse in their own right. Because you piling a presentation for the trustees that will the current harassment clause and provide BOG did not fully endorse the wording of are white does not mean you are not outline the capabilities and difficulties on suggestions to update the policy. The sug­ the new policy, but it encourages and pro­ diverse,” said Mahoney. “You should be able campus for those who are disabled. gestions came as a result of research by Nila motes the need to update the present to value your own diversity and embrace “We will be completing the presentation Ahmad, SDB vice president, based on a harassment policy. others, too.” with the aid of the Director of Disabilities number of other college and university The revised version of the policy has been One of the first initiatives of SDB is still Services at Ball State University, Dr. Richard harassment clauses. given to Linda Timm, vice president of stu­ continuing strongly. The board insists that Harris,” said Mahoney. “He has done talks in Under the new clause, a definition of dent affairs. SDB hopes that the policy will the campus must become more accessible the past at the College about disabilities.” harassment will be explained and a proce­ receive a positive review from the adminis­ for people with disabilities. In the coming month, SDB will be sponsor­ dure to follow in the event that one is tration and will be able to present to the “Accessibility for those who have disabili­ ing a disability awareness event that will fea- harassed will be outlined. The definition of Board of Trustees shortly. ties is not where it should be,” said harassment will include physical threats and “We hope that looking at diversity and the Mahoney. Contact Shannon Nelligan at comments. harassment clause will relay that everyone To combat this problem, the board is com­ nell2040@saintmarys. edu O bserver

Friday, January 24, 2003

considering the difficulty of the task, many of the performers do an admirable job in their roles. Dorine, played by Mary Anne Lewis, Tartuffe, played by Karl Reifsteck, and Madame Pernelle, played by Rose Lindgren, arc par­ ticularly convincing characters. The play is being performed in the lab theater on the third floor of Washington Hall. The theater holds a relatively small audi­ ence of 110. The small venue gives the play a more personal feel than those per­ formed in larger theaters. The location also creates problems with staging, as audience members sit on three sides of the stage. At some point, every audi­ ence member with be presented with the backsides of the perform ers. To com­ Above, Mary Anne talks with pensate for the diffi­ culty of presenting to Orgon, played by Joe Horton. To the different angles, the right, Dorine shouts in disaproval, performers keep the action moving, making as she rises out of her seat. Below, sure to present to all sides of the stage. No one is left out Dorine, Mary Anne, and Valere, of the performance. played by John Dougan, converse. Instead of reinterpreting the play, McDowell opted for a tradi­ ♦ ' tional 17th century setting, including impressive costumes. P h o to s b y “We really try to give an inter­ LAUREN FORBES pretation that Moliere himself might recognize,” said McDowell. “We use period costumes and the . same language as Moliere." An entire play in French is a The actors use little in the way daunting prospect, he added. 0f props and backdrops, but the Much of the literary subtlety of play does not require detailed Moliere's work is lost on those stage sets. who do not [n attempting to enjoy the liter- speak ature of another language and French, but culture, audiences will always be the play is stuck between a rock and a hard still enjoy- place — translating a work drains a b 1 e . ^e beauty of the language and fartu ffe s changes its meaning, but the orig- scheme to ;na[ js usually inaccessible to get into the those unable to understand the good graces language. McDowell’s presenta- totre Dame French of Orgon tion of “Tartuffe” creates a com- while promise. The language is the e C lass seducing same, but the play can still be his wile understood. Following the plot of remains the play is an enjoyable chal- insightlul lenge, and not by any means on, Maribel Morey, Juan Diego and enter- impossible. This is a rare chance igan, Karl Reifsteck, Mary taining even to experience one of the great audia Ramirez, Stephanie without the plays of French culture presented finer turns both by and for students, of phrase. he Lab Theatre.at Washington Some of he show runs tonight and the actors its are available at 343 struggle tickets will be sold at the w ith por- t r a y i n g their char- a c t e r s clearly and ------still including realism and subtle- Contact Maria Smith at ty in the performance. However, [email protected] page 12 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Friday, January 24, 2003

F ootball R ecruiting Commitments roll in as signing day nears

Allen Wallace said. By JOE HETTLER ESPN’s Tom Lemming also Irish Verbal Commitments Sports Editor called Sullivan the best center in the nation. NkkBorseti LB Danvers, Mass. 6-foot-4,218-pounds After two weeks without any Sullivan will compete against verbal commitments, Notre rising sophomore Bob Morton Joe Brockington LB Palmyra, Pa. 6-foot-2, 215-pounds Dame’s 2007 recruiting class and rising junior Zach Giles for John Carlson TE Litchfield, Minn. 6-foot-6,230-pounds added several new members in the starting position next season. Isaiah Gardner RB Virginia Beach, Vir. 5-foot-11,185-pounds the last two weeks, all of which The other commitment came could make significant contribu­ from Hall of Fame center Dwight Ryan Harris OL St Paul, Minn. 6-foot-5,270-pounds tions to future Irish squads. Stephenson’s son. The younger Trevor Laws DL Apple Valley, Minn. 6-foot-3,285-pounds Highly-touted tight end Greg Stephenson had already commit­ David Marrero RB Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 5-foot-ll, 185-pounds Olsen and safety Tom Zbikowski ted to the University of Florida both orally committed to the before changing his mind and Ashley McConnell FB Adairsville, Ga. 5-foot-ll, 230-pounds Irish Jan. 16. Less than a week choosing Notre Dame. Chinedum Ndukwe WR Dublin, Ohio 6-foot-3,195-pounds later, two more prospects, John Stephenson played strongside Greg Olsen TE Wayne Hills, N.J. 6-foot-6, 235-pounds Sullivan and Dwight Stephenson, linebacker in high school, but gave Notre Dame coach Tyrone could play either at linebacker or Freddie Parrish DB Long Beach, Calif. 6-foot-l, 195-pounds Willingham their oral commit­ defensive end at Notre Dame. He Brady Quinn QB Dublin, Ohio 6-foot-4.215-pounds ment. had 27 sacks as a senior last sea­ Jeff Samardzija WR Valparaiso, Ind. 6-foot-4,190-pounds Per NCAA regulations, Notre son and also brings the Irish out­ Dame officials are prohibited standing speed, running the 40- Dwight Stephenson LB Boca Raton, Fla. 6-foot-3,220-pounds from publicly commenting on yard dash in only 4.4 seconds. John Sullivan C Greenwich, Conn. 6-foot-4,280-pounds verbal commitments until “He’s very quick, reacts well Travis Thomas RB Washington, Pa. 6-foot-l, 190-pounds Signing Day Feb. 5. and plays hard,” Wallace said. Sullivan, a 6-foot-4, 280-pound “He’s somebody who you defi­ Tommy Zbikowski DB Buffalo Grove,111. 6-foot, 190-pounds center from Greenwich, Conn. nitely would want to have on narrowed his choices to Notre your team.” “He’s truly elite,” Wallace said. back/cornerback Ambrose playing at Notre Dame. Jones Dame and Boston College, before Despite now having 17 recruits “He’s smart, big, fast, athletic, Wooden. Wallace said Wooden is has reportedly narrowed his choosing the Irish. orally committed, Notre Dame quick and pretty explosive. a little different from most choices down to the Irish, Penn Sullivan brings a list of creden­ isn’t done. The Irish have several Because of his raw talent, he recruits because he will have to State, Tennessee and Iowa. tials with him to Notre Dame. players they hope to land before should go in and make an impact switch to a somewhat unfamiliar Jones is listed as 6-foot-5, 307- SuperPrep rated Sullivan as a the Feb. 5 Signing Day. at someplace playing as a fresh­ position if he decides on Notre pounds and could be another big top 50 player at any position in One such player is defensive man.” Dame. However, Wallace said commitment for Notre Dame. the country and the best end Victor Abiamiri who is Abiamiri has narrowed his that inexperience shouldn’t scare “He has always had Notre prospect out of the New England sought by Miami (Fla.), choices down to Notre Dame and off the Irish. Dame high on his list,” Wallace area. Maryland, North Carolina and Maryland, according to “He’s definitely worth the risk,” said. “He gets after it, he’s very Stanford. Abiamiri could be a dif­ Lemming. Wallace said. aggressive and he stays on his ference maker for the college he The Irish also hope to grab Offensive lineman Mike Jones Contact Joe Hettler at blocks very well,” SuperPrep’s chooses. Abiamiri’s teammate, quarter- also has expressed interest in [email protected]

F encing Sabre squads to be tested at No. 4 Ohio State

and Adam Crompton comprise on the senior level in the U.S. audience and support. They team, with then-freshman By MATT LOZAR Ohio State’s sabre team and Fencing Association rankings. are a really good team and epeeist Michal Sobieraj win­ Sports Editor will give the Irish all they can Rogers and Crompton tied this will be a very important ning the decisive bout, gave handle this weekend. for third at the North match for us.” them the top ranking in the Gabor Szelle, welcome back Rogers finished third at last American Cup event in Notre Dame’s womens sabre country on the next poll. to collegiate fencing. y e a r ’s NCAA C h am p io n sh ip s Decem ber. team will be challenged this Adding to the pressure on At Saturday’s Ohio State and is currently ranked sec­ Ohio State opened its season weekend as well. Sophomore this weekend will be the mens duals, Szelle — who wasn’t on ond in the junior division and at the Northwestern duals two Louise Bond-Williams finished team looking to continue its the team last year — Matt ninth in the senior division of weeks ago and dominated the second for the Buckeyes at the 59-match winning streak. Fabricant and the other Notre the United States Fencing weak field. The Buckeyes beat 2002 NCAA Championships. N otre D am e’s la st loss cam e Dame sabre fencers will face Association rankings. Parker all nine of their opponents. Bond-Williams defeated Notre on Jan. 23, 2000. The 59- one of the most talented sabre is a two-time All-American Bednarski is a little concerned Dame junior Destanie Milo 5- match streak is third longest squads in the country. and ended up in eighth at last about his team in its opening 2. Notre Dame senior Natalia in school history and isn’t even “Their fencers are excellent year’s national champi­ competition. Mazur will be participating in halfway to the record of 122 competing all year on their onships. “This is the first team tour­ her first collegiate competition matches set from 1975-1980. national teams,” Notre Dame Brother of former Notre nament so it is really unpre­ since after missing the 2002 In addition to No. 4 Ohio coach Janusz Bednarski said. Dame sabre fencer Andre dictable. I hope they really season with an illness. State, No. 2 Notre Dame will “We are a little behind them Crompton, Adam Crompton fence well and will face some Last year, Notre Dame fence Northwestern and as a team, but I am s u r e gives the Buckeyes impressive top opponents, like Ohio opened the season at the New Wayne State. Gabor will fence well and try depth at this weapon. Adam State,” Bednarski said.” We York University duals and split to get better.” Crompton stands seventh on face them first in their home with top-ranked St. John’s. Contact Matt Lozar at Jason Rogers, Colin Parker the junior level and eleventh gym, in front of their home The 14-13 victory by the mens [email protected]

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Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division

team record pore. last 10 GB New Jersey 28-13 .683 6-4 l l l l l Boston 24-18 .571 5-5 4.5 Philadelphia 22-20 .524 3-7 6.5 Orlando 23-21 .523 5-5 6.5 Washington 21-21 .500 6-4 7.5 New York 17-23 .425 5-5 10.5 Miami 15-27 .357 3-7 13.5

Eastern Conference, Central Division

team record perc, last 10 GB Indiana 30-12 .714 7-3 l i i i i Detroit 27-14 .659 6-4 2.5 New Orleans 23-20 .535 5-5 7.5 Milwaukee 20-21 .486 7-3 9.5 Chicago 16-27 .357 4-6 15 Atlanta 14-28 .333 2-8 16 Toronto 10-33 .233 2-8 20.6 Cleveland 8-35 .186 2-8 22.5

Western Conference, Midwest Division

team record perc. last 10 GB Dallas 32-8 .800 7-3 San Antonio 26-15 .634 7-3 6.5 Utah 25-16 .610 7-3 7.5 Houston 23-17 .675 8-4 9 Minnesota 24-18 .571 7-3 9 Memphis 13-28 .317 4-6 19.6 Denver 10-31 .244 3-7 22,5 AFP Photo Houston Rockets 7-foot-6 center Yao Ming will join Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant and teammate Steve Francis in starting for the Western Conference in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game Western Conference, Pacific Division

team record perc. last 10 GB Ming to start for West in All-Star game Sacramento 31-11 .738 8-2 - Portland 25-15 .625 7-3 5 Conference forwards. think I might have to take ter. McGrady was the lead­ Associated Press Phoenix 25-18 .581 4-6 6.5 Garnett received a sleeping pill before I can ing vote-getter in the East LA Lakers 19-22 .463 7-3 11.6 NEW YORK 1,086,780 votes — 7,355 go to sleep tonight,” Yao with 1,316,297. Seattle 18-22 .450 3-7 12 When the ball goes up more than Nowitzki. said. “To have this rare The fans’ selection of Golden State 18-23 .439 6-4 12.5 for the opening tip at the In the Eastern opportunity is a rare Carter, who has missed 33 LA Clippers 16-25 .390 4-6 14.5 NBA All-Star Game Feb. 9 Conference, Allen Iverson opportunity.” games because of knee in Atlanta, Yao Ming will of Philadelphia drew T he re s t of th e W e st’s injuries, was the most be the center trying to win almost 73,000 more votes starters are Garnett, Tim debatable. the jump ball for the West. than Michael Jordan to Duncan of San Antonio, “I’m thrilled. I just have The 7-foot-6 Houston earn the second guard Steve Francis of Houston to say thank you to the Mens College Basketball Rockets rookie from China spot. and Kobe Bryant of the fans,” Carter said. “It’s will be starting for the Yao will become the first Lakers. been a rough season. A lot Big East Conference Western Conference after rookie to start in the All- Bryant was the leading of people have been taking defeating Shaquille O’Neal Star Game since Grant Hill overall vote-getter with shots at me once again. It by almost a quarter-mil­ in 1995. He is the 16th 1,474,386 out of more makes me feel better to West Division lion votes in final fan bal­ rookie in NBA history to be than 4.5 million ballots. know the fans believe in loting totals released The Eastern Conference me. They know what I’m team W-L Pet, Overall named an All-Star starter Thursday. and the fourth center, join­ starters are Iverson and capable of regardless of Pittsburgh 4-0 1.000 14-1 In the closest race, Kevin ing O’Neal in 1993, Wilt Orlando’s Tracy McGrady, what the other side Syracuse 3-1 .760 12-2 Garnett of Minnesota Chamberlain in 1960 and Indiana’s Jermaine O’Neal thinks.” NOTRE DAME 3-1 .750 15-3 edged Dirk Nowitzki of Ray Felix in 1954. and Toronto’s Vince Carter Isiah Thomas of Indiana Georgetown 2-2 .600 10-4 Dallas for the last starting “I am honored. I hope to at forward, and Ben and Rick Adelman of Seton Hall 2-4 .333 7-6 spot among Western play well in the game. 1 Wallace of Detroit at cen­ Sacramento will coach. West Virginia 1-3 .250 10-6 Rutgers 0-4 .000 8-8 In B rief

Carter may return to The Raptors are 10-33 and have because of a contract dispute. Raptors lineup Sunday lost five straight and 21 of 24. Only The Sharks, who have been des­ around the dial Vince Carter could return to the Cleveland is worse. perate for consistent defensive play struggling Toronto Raptors as early “If we are going to lose I would like during their disappointing season, as Sunday after missing 23 games to be a part of it,” Carter said. gave up on young prospect Jillson to with a strained right knee. The Raptors host the Sacramento acquire a more mature defenseman. Carter received a good report from Kings on Sunday. The Sharks didn’t immediately F riday Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, announce the details of their con­ NBA Basketball Ala., this week and will meet with McLaren dealt to Sharks in tract agreement with McLaren. Wizards at Bulls 8 p.m ., ESPN2 team doctors on Friday. He must be three-way trade “Kyle McLaren is a young, physical defenseman who brings elements Nets at Lakers 10:30 p.m ., ESPN2 cleared by them before playing. Holdout Boston Bruins defenseman “I’m just ready to get out there and Kyle McLaren was traded to the San which will fit with our stable of play.” Carter said. “I feel great. Jose Sharks on Thursday in a three- defensemen for years to come,” S aturday Every week that goes by I get better team deal that sent forward Niklas Sharks general manager Dean Mens Basketball and better.” Sundstrom to the Montreal Lombardi said. NOTRE DAME at Boston College 2 p.m., Carter missed 10 games earlier Canadiens. San Jose is 16-20-6-5, with just one victory in 10 games. The Sharks ESPN this season with a chronically The Bruins acquired veteran goalie Jeff Hackett from the Canadiens and have been dismal all season, and Georgia Tech at Duke 12 p.m ., ESPN injured left knee. He has played in just 10 games but has been practic­ young defenseman Jeff Jillson from replacing coach Darryl Sutter with Arizona at Kansas 1 p.m ., CBS ing with the team the last week. the Sharks. Montreal got the Sharks’ Ron Wilson in early December has Louisville at Tennessee 1 p.m ., ESPN2 “I want to get back out there and third-round selection in the 2004 done nothing to change it. play for my teammates first and draft, while Boston sent a fourth- Like several San Jose forwards, S unday foremost, and for the fans,” Carter round pick in the 2004 draft to San Sundstrom has been in a slump all Jose. season — and now he’s the second S u p e r B o w l said. “Even the people who have doubts, the people who have written McLaren, 25, had 124 points in Swedish Olympian to be traded in Oakland vs. Tampa Bay 6p.m., ABC me off, I want to go out there and 417 career games with the Bruins, what could be a series of shakeups play for them too.” but he hasn’t played this season for the Sharks. page 14 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Friday, January 24, 2003

M ens T ennis M ens S wimming Battle for bragging Irish host 1st meet in 7 weeks

defeated by all three opponents. Uniondale, N.Y. on Feb. 20-22. rights in Indiana By LISA REIJULA The Irish edged out a win over The Irish have been preparing Sports Writer Michigan State in a home dual for this meet all year long, and meet in November. many swimmers on the roster This season may be a dif­ After seven weeks on the road, Northwestern leads the all- have already qualified for the Big By JOE LINDSLEY ferent story with a different Sports Writer the Notre Dame mens swimming time series against Notre Dame East meet. cast but the Irish, relying on and diving team will host its last 10-7. Standouts for the Irish include their work ethic, may have home dual meet of the season Northwestern’s roster contains senior Jason Fitzpatrick in the The battle for the state of some surprises. Saturday at Rolls Aquatic Center. only one diver, but freshman 100- and 200-meter breast­ Indiana will take place today “I’m really excited about The Irish (5-5) will compete Mike Oxman is one of the top stroke. Fitzpatrick looks to at the Eck Tennis Pavilion as the possibilities,” Scott said. against the Wildcats of divers in the Big Ten. Notre improve on his fifth-place finish the No. 27 Irish hope to wel­ “I think a lot of people might Northwestern (3-6). Dame’s trio of senior divers — in the 100-meter race last year come the Hoosiers by hand­ count us out because of our The Irish are coming off a busy Tong Xie, Joe Miller and Andy against the Wildcats. Sophomore ing them their first loss of the inexperience. We’re going to weekend where they swam in Maggio — are expected to con­ David Moisan and freshman season. have to fight hard and play three dual meets in two days. In tribute points after turning in Tyler Grenda also have posted Last year, Notre Dame won well. We’re looking forward Philadelphia, Notre Dame fell strong performances in Big East qualifying times in the 6-1 at Indiana. Despite the to getting the season under­ first to Pennsylvania, then split Philadelphia. 200-meter breaststroke. score, the Hoosiers played way.” with Pittsburgh and Villanova. After Saturday’s meet with Matt Obringer will lead several tough and came away with Additionally, the Irish hope Last Friday, the Wildcats won Northwestern, Notre Dame will relay teams for the Irish, as well two upsets. Milan Rakvica to foster more interest in their first dual meet in more than be back on the road for three as compete in the 100- and 500- upset senior Javier Taborga, their program. three months, knocking off the more dual meets. First up will be meter freestyles. who was ranked 11th nation­ “It’d be great to get as University of Illinois-Chicago Cleveland State (Jan. 31), then St. The Irish face Northwestern ally, and the Hoosier doubles much support as we can from 194-96. Bonaventure (Feb. 1) and Saturday at 2 p.m. duo of Zach Held and Ryan the student body,” Scott said. Both teams have faced Purdue, Oakland (Feb. 8). Recht triumphed over the “I think we can really do Pittsburgh and Michigan State The Big East Championship Contact Lisa Reijuia at fifth-ranked pair of Taborga some good things this year.” this season. Northwestern was will be held this year in [email protected] and senior Casey Smith. Freshmen Patrick While the Irish lost six play­ Buchanan and Eric ers to graduation — including Langenkamp will probably Taborga and Smith, the prove to be critical to whatev­ SMC B asketball Hoosiers have the majority of er successes the Irish may last year’s squad intact. achieve this spring. “They’re a tough squad,” “The freshmen are great,” Irish tri-captain Matt Scott Scott said. “They’re now step­ ping it up. They’ve realized Belles hope to cage 'Dogs said. “They always play up for us. They always seem that they’re going to be an important part of our success ready to motivate themselves Though ranked last, Saint Bulldog squad failed to score this year. I know they’ll keep to play us, especially when By TREY WILLIAMS Mary’s shares their 1-4 record over nine points. it up.” Sports Writer they come here.” with Adrian and look to take The Belles encountered a simi­ Langenkamp shared in the In addition to Indiana, the advantage of Saturday’s oppor­ lar scoring drought in their Irish also have Ohio State on junior’s assessment. Rebounding from past losses tunity for a victory. Wednesday match as scoring “I think we re very talented their minds. Notre Dame will has not been Saint Mary’s strong A win by the Belles would snap leader Emily Creachbaum was and we could end up surpris­ travel to Columbus on Sunday point this season, but they will a four-game losing streak while only able to amass 12 points. ing a lot of teams,” to play the No. 24 Buckeyes. need to stop their four-game the Bulldogs look to recover Saint Mary’s and Adrian Langenkamp said. “We’ve all “Ohio State is a very diffi­ downward spiral against Adrian from a loss over Alma College appear to be statistically equal, been training very hard, lift­ cult place to play and they’re College Saturday if they want this past Wednesday. so each team know s a win is ing and running. I think we going to be a very good team any chance of salvaging both The Belles will have a handful possible. A victory could give the have great team cama­ this year,” Scott said. “Like their conference and season with Bulldogs senior guard winner some momentum for the raderie, and that’s going to Indiana, they will raise their records. Sarah Vincke who raked up a rest of the year while a defeat really help us pull through game for us. Nobody in the The Belles (5-11) are currently game high 26 points against the will leave the loser in last place. tough matches.” Big Ten likes to lose to Notre tied for last in the MIAA, don­ Scots. The Irish were supposed to Dame.” ning an unimpressive 1-4 con­ However, this is only a minor Contact Trey Williams at have already had match For now though, the team ference record impediment as the rest of the [email protected] is focused on the Hoosiers. experience under their belt, “We’re staying focused in but the National Collegiate Tennis Classic, which was Disclaimer-. Notre Dame Student Union Board does not encourage any practice and just playing to of the activities portrayed in this movie. Watch at your own risk! win,” Scott said. “We can’t supposed to be held in Las get ahead of ourselves.” Vegas last weekend, was can­ Because of their relative celled. youth compared to last year’s “It would have been a great squad, the Irish are not as experience to be able to play experienced as the 2002 with those teams,” Scott said. team that advanced to the “Rarely would you get an NCAA round of 16 for the opportunity to compete first time since 1994. The against players of that level.” Irish reached as high as c l;’, fourth in the national rank­ Contact Joe Lindsley at ings. [email protected]

W omens T rack Irish host Ball State, Western Michigan - the track for the 200 meters to Special to The Observer post her own individual victory The Notre Dame womens in 25.09. track and field team looks to Jaime Volkmer broke her old build on its early season suc­ school record by more than six cess in hosting Ball State and inches in the triple jump with a Western Michigan tonight. m ark of 40-2 1/4. Volkmer also At last weekend’s Central won the pole vault clearing 11- Michigan opener, the Irish 9. were led by two seniors who Moving up to the 400 meters, broke their own school Notre Dame was equally effec­ records. tive with Kymia Love taking Tameisha King set a NCAA first (56.29) and Tiffany Gunn qualification mark and new crossing in second (56.98). Thursday 10 pm school mark by jumping 20-8 Gunn would get a victory in 1/2. King was also in action on her specialty, the hurdles, Friday & Saturday the track, finishing second in sprinting across the finish line 8 & 10:30 pm the 60 meters (7.51 seconds) in 8.85 to win the 60-meter ahead of teammate Kristen hurdles. Freshman Stacey DBRT 101 Dodd (7.76). Dodd returned to Cowan was third (9.26). % $3 Friday, January 24, 2003 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 15

in Boston was on Feb. 11,1998. Besides, the Eagles have the East Player of the Year, leads a quarterbacks the Irish on the But the Irish have never before motivation to knock off the Irish. potent offense which also road. Mens played on national television or Two years ago in South Bend, includes Craig Smith and Ryan “He can make plays most col­ continued from page 20 been ranked when they played Martin Inglesby hit a game-win­ Sidney, who average 23, 21.5 lege basketball players cannot Boston College. And Notre Dame ning shot with seconds to play to and 15.1 points a game, respec­ make," Brey said. “I think he got Eagles are in the East Division, fans need only to look to the foot­ lead the Irish to a 76-75 victory. tively. into a rhythm at Kentucky where the Irish only play at Boston ball season to see how the Eagles The Eagles certainly have the “I don’t know if our team has he couldn’t get into any (low at College once every four years. can sneak up and surprise a talent, too, to pull off an upset. ever gone into Boston College all. Tuesday, he did a very good The last time Notre Dame played team. Troy Bell, the 2000-01 co-Big with these dynamics,” Irish head job getting us going as a group coach Mike Brey said. and picking his spots." Notre Dame’s play on the road Notre Dame tends to struggle this season can be described at the most when Thomas tries to best a work in progress. Once take over a game. Against 1 VD again, the Irish travel on the road Kentucky, Thomas forced up to play a tough foe on national tough 3-point shots and tossed television. The first time they did off-balanced shots toward the it Jan. 6, Pittsburgh sent the Irish basket throughout the night. back to South Bend searching for Thomas has also been criti­ answers. The next time, a week cized for having a tendency to ago in Kentucky, the Wildcats focus on individual one-on-one blew out the Irish. matchups when he plays top But a win at Providence point guards, an issue for the Tuesday — the team’s first road Irish. While Brey says such a victory of the season — gives focus may come from Thomas’ Brey reason enough to believe competitive instincts, he knows the Irish have learned how to the Irish are most successful handle themselves on the road. when Thomas starts looking at B a s k e t s 1 “The Providence fans couldn’t the big picture. wait to get us in that building and In fact, Brey doesn’t think the I’m sure the BC fans can’t wait to Irish would have beat Texas and put us on their floor," Brey said. star guard T.J. Ford two months “It’ll be a great atmosphere, and ago had Thomas been locked in we’ve learned how to handle that on his matchup with Ford. a little better." “Last year’s team was a little Brey steadfastly declares that different, and he's still learning Notre Dame’s success on the how to run this group,” Brey road is directly related to how said. “It’s still a learning process sophomore Chris Thomas plays. with him, and he’s a very coach- Against top-10 foes Pittsburgh able guy. He’s a guy who can and Kentucky, who swarmed sometimes be too confident, but I Thomas with stifling defenses, never want to chip away at that Make and decorate baskets using a the Irish point guard averaged because that’s what makes him a just 9.5 points and five assists. big-time guy." unique paper weaving technique. At Providence, however, Brey felt Thomas might have turned Contact Andrew Soukup at the corner in terms of how he [email protected] Friday, January 24, 2 0 02 9:00pm - 11:0 0pm in the LaFortune Student Center Sorin Room Sponsored by the Student Activities Office. For more information call 631-7308 or visit www.nd.edu/~sao/crafting

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against average of 1.51 and a conference play with a .261 effi­ “We have to have confidence,” W omens T ennis leers .962 save percentage. He was ciency percentage. he said. “But it’s hard to create the goaltender of record in last “That’s a real key,” Poulin confidence. It has to happen by continued from page 20 year’s victory over the Spartans. said. “That’s been a huge reason winning.” Irish look Regardless of who is in net for for their increased offense.” career games against the the Irish, a key to defeating the Poulin understands the impor­ Spartans, Cey owns an im pres­ Spartans will be to stop their tance of this weekend’s game in Contact Justin Schuver at to extend sive 1-1-0 record with a goals power play, which is No. 1 in terms of righting the Irish ship. [email protected] streak

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After winning their ninth home opener in 10 seasons, the Irish will attempt to win their 11th straight road opener on Sunday when they head to Wisconsin, the land of dairy farms and the realm of the Badgers’ ten­ nis squad that knocked the Irish out of the NCAA tour­ nament last season. The 30th-ranked Badgers are essentially the same team they were last spring, but the No. 22 Irish are young. Sunday’s match against Wisconsin will be the beginning of a schedule that is anything but cheesy. “Our next two matches are really big,” freshman Jennifer Smith said. “I think if everyone kind of holds their own in doubles, that will be important. I think we can definitely win the doubles point.” The caliber of their com­ petition is going to increase soon though. The Irish will play at least nine teams currently ranked in the top- 16 nationwide. Because of that tough schedule, it is important for the Irish to use their early matches to build confidence and maintain morale. "We have nothing to lose,” freshman Kristina Strastny said. “We’re just going to go out there and give it all we’ve got.” Now it’s time to put on Notre Dame began its spring season on a note of high confidence with its 5-2 your thinking cap. defeat of Western Michigan on Wednesday. “Everyone felt like they played well,” junior Alicia Salas said. “Everyone fought very hard, even [in] the matches we lost.” Though senior captain Katie Cunha admits of a lit­ tle “bad blood” between the two teams, there is not a sense of a real rivalry. Irish coach Jay Louderback is quick to say that last year’s tournament loss to Wisconsin was Notre Dame’s first loss to the Badgers in awhile. “With Wisconsin, it’s a good rivalry [but not a seri­ ous one],” Louderback said. “Both teams play hard. It’s a tough place to play.” Salas, calling the Badgers a “classy” team, is looking forward to Sunday’s meet. “The veterans on the team are [especially] excit­ ed to get the chance to play It’s time to start thinking about graduation and them again,” she said. “It’s putting yourself to good use. At Ernst & Young, we even more exciting because we have such a new team offer a challenging, stimulating environment where this year and everyone is you will be given many opportunities to use your mind very enthusiastic.” Nevertheless, the Irish FORTUNE- and stretch and grow in your career. Start here. expect a challenge. “They’re about the same 100 BEST team as they were a year COMPANIES 3 ago,” Louderback said. TO WORK FOR 8 “They’re a pretty talented group.” ey.com/us/careers Ernst &Yo u n g

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ND W om ens S w im ming Team returns healthy bodies to Ohio meet

Conference opponent Bowling diver Chrissy Habeeb will not By PAT LEONARD Green and Conference-USA com pete. Sports Writer teams Louisville and St. Louis. Although the Irish lose their According to coach Bailey best diver, Perry-Eaton, for the Last weekend’s victory at Weathers, Louisville and meet due to medical reasons, Illinois boosts the womens Bowling Green they still swimming and diving team present the h a v e th e record to 5-1-1 in dual meet biggest chal­ "Louisville and Bowling ta le n t to lenges for Notre counter competition, leaving the Irish Green are better in with two meets to go before Dame this week­ Bowling the Big East Championships end. different events. Green’s next month. “Louisville and Louisville’s strength lies strengths. Bowling Green “ Bow ling On Saturday, the team tra v ­ in the middle-distance CHIP MARKS/The Observer els to Bowling Green, Ohio, to are better in dif­ G re e n is An Irish swimmer completes a turn In a meet earlier this year. compete against Mid-American ferent events,” freestyle events. ” b e tte r in W eathers said. the stroke “Louisville’s events,” Bailey Weathers strength lies in W e a t h e r s the middle-dis- Irish coach s a i d . “I tance freestyle w o u l d n ’ t events.” foresee huge problems with The Irish welcome the return what we’re doing [on of freshman Christel Bouvron, Saturday].” who missed the Illinois meet The team must maintain a NU I RE DAME HOCKtT due to a virus. Bouvron won consistent effort throughout the 200-meter freestyle (2 min­ the remainder of the season as utes, 8.04 seconds) against they hope to enter the Big East Kansas in Acapulco. Championships on a winning XII vs. Michigan State Bouvron, senior tri-captain note. Heidi Hendrick and junior “[Our effort] is not an issue. Danielle Hulick will counter As we get closer to the Big the Cardinals’ strength with East Championships, training Fill, anil SAT. their skill in the freestyle changes and we give the girls events. Hulick captured the 50- more rest and do some more meter freestyle (24.22) at fast-paced type stuff,” 7PM Illinois. Weathers said. “We’ll be pretty Bouvron and most of the sharp for the Big East’s.” other swimmers absent from The Irish swim at Bowling Joyce Center the Irish’s previous meet will Green Saturday at 2 p.m. return to competition on Saturday. Only junior Marie COME AND SHAKE THE JOYCE! Labosky, junior diver Meghan Contact Pat Leonard at Perry-Eaton and sophomore [email protected]

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ND W omens B asketball Irish seek solace on the road against Cats

what the Irish need. Since the telling us the other day that By KATIE McVOY holidays, Notre Dame has suf­ they’re different than any team Associate Sports Writer fered from mental mistakes and we’ve ever faced.” lapses in attention. But what’s The Wildcats aren’t as athlet­ The Irish know one simple worse, the more games they ic, they slow the ball down, but thing. They’re tired of losing. have dropped to opponents, the they move. A lot. I “It’s come down to, we’re sick more they have begun to doubt The Irish will have to focus on of it,” freshman Megan Duffy themselves. maintaining their defensive said. “I think right now we’re lack­ assignments and watching out Notre Dame ing a lot of con- for where the Wildcats are mov­ dropped its “I t ’s come down to, we’re f i d e n c e ing. la st four LaVere said. “They’re always moving,” home games, sick o f it." “We haven’t Duffy said. “[The coaches] told and as they really been us that we’re going to be run­ take to the m Megan Duffy able to get up ning around in circles trying to road Saturday to our level of guard. One mistake we make on to face Irish guard play. Some defense and they’ve got a lay­ Villanova, g am es w e up.” they are going don’t have intensity.” Tip off is at noon Saturday at to be looking to stop losing. It’s With Notre Dame back to Villanova. time for a victory. using men as opponents in prac­ BRIAN PUCEVICH/The Observer “I just think we have to refo­ tice and the Irish needing a win, Contact Katie McVoy at Irish freshman Megan Duffy guards Connecticut’s Maria Conlon cus a little bit,” Duffy said. “I Saturday would be a good time [email protected] in Notre Dame’s 72-53 loss Monday. think if we keep that in the back for the Irish to pick up that of our minds we’re going to intensity. After playing slowly turn things around.” Villanova, the Irish hit the heart Statistically, Notre Dame has a of the Big East schedule that 0 .1 1 1 better shot of turning things would allow them to pick up around as well. They have won some victories and make up for six of their seven road games early season mistakes. this year, with the only loss But Villanova will do all it can Convenient bus access from Library Circle and Notre Dame Avenue coming against Tennessee. And to prevent Notre Dame from Circle, with service Monday through Saturday.* despite the fact that most of the using them as the springboard *Check #7Notre Dame/University Park Mall schedule for times. players would rather play in for a much-needed boost of con­ front of a home crowd, the fidence. The Wildcats present upcoming road trip may do the Irish with a new strategy. Getting to class is just something to raise team morale. The Irish have faced several or area restaurants. So “We haven’t been successful, teams that speed up their play, one of the many reasons check out TRANSPO, but a home game I’ll take any who are short and quick and students ride public offering bus service day,” Courtney LaVere said. athletic. But Villanova is differ­ “Hopefully this road trip will ent. transportation every day. They also throughout South Bend boost our confidence.” “They’re a different team,” ride it to go to the mall, the movies, and Mishawaka. A boost in confidence is just Duffy said. “The coaches were For route & schedule information please call:

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Hockey M en s T rack Spartans invade the JACCIrish hope to build we have ahead of us.” ♦ Streaking If history repeats itself, the Michigan State will Irish will be able to take a good test struggling performance from this week­ on opener end and use it as momentum to Irish this weekend finish out the rest of the season. Last year, the Irish stunned By ANDY TROEGER then No. 3 Michigan State with Sports Writer By JUSTIN SCHUVER a 3-2 win, breaking a 33-game Sports Writer home unbeaten streak for the Armed with a new throws Spartans. Notre Dame was able coach, the mens track team Two teams heading in oppo­ to use the momentum from that opens the home portion of its site directions will meet this win to finish out the regular 2003 indoor schedule with a weekend at the Joyce Center. season with four straight victo­ meet against Ball State tonight Notre Dame (9-11-4, 7-8-1 in ries. at the Loftus Sports Complex at the CCHA), com ing off a two- “The timing [of this matchup] 7 p.m. game sweep by Yale last week, is eerily similar,” Poulin said. B.J. Linnenbrink, a 2002 look to get back on the right For the Irish to do well Florida State graduate, was track against conference foe against the Spartans, they will named throws coach last week Michigan State (13-9-1, 9-6-0). have to stop a high-powered and provides a major lift to the The Spartans are the hottest and balanced offense. program. With Linnenbrink’s team in the league, coming into Forwards Jim Slater and David addition to the staff, Scott this weekend's games on a five Booth, with 28 and 23 points Winsor will relinquish the game winning streak, including respectively, lead the offensive throws while remaining jumps two wins over CCHA foe unit. coach. Nebraska-Omaha last weekend Slater is especially hot, after “He will help the throwers to move into fourth place in the being nam ed the CCHA offen­ and the jumpers,” head coach conference. sive player of the week after Joe Piane said of Linnenbrink. The Irish, meanwhile, are becoming the first Spartan “Scott Winsor had the monu­ mired in a five game winless player in six years to score five mental task of working with all streak (0-4-1) and have not points in a game, which he did our field events, but now both won since a 5-3 road victory in Michigan State’s 7-2 win coaches will bo able to spend over Nebraska-Omaha on Jan. over Nebraska-Omaha. ANDY KENNAZThe Observer more time with the players.” 3. They have been outscored Michigan State also claims Irish defensem an Evan Nielsen attem pts to get the puck away Piane was pleased with his 22-12 in that five game span. the top two scoring defensemen from a Bowling Green player in a match earlier this season. team’s opening action at the Despite being on a downward in CCHA play with John- The Irish host high-flying Michigan State this weekend. Central Michigan Opener last spiral while the Spartans play Michael Liles (24 points) and week. so well, Notre Dame coach Brad Fast (21). Ryan Miller, is currently play­ fourth in the CCHA with a 2.39 “Selim Nurudeen won and Dave Poulin said he wouldn’t The biggest question mark for ing in the NHL with the Buffalo goals-against average. had one of the top times in the have his team face any other the Spartans coming into this Sabres. The Irish will more than like­ Big East,” Piane said. “We had opponent this weekend. season was in net. Last year’s In Miller’s place, Matt ly counter with sophomore two runners do well in the “I say let’s just get out there Hobey Baker winner — the Magliaccio has become the Morgan Cey in net. In three 400, Ryan Postel and Trevor and play,” he said. “We know award given to the top player in Spartans’ No. 1 netm inder. He McClain-Duer. Thomas they’re a good team and what collegiate hockey — goaltender has an 11-5-1 record and ranks see ICERS/page 16 Chamney won the 800 as well. “We did a lot of good things. I was also pleased with the M ens B asketball high jumpers. There really was nothing to be disappointed w ith.” In addition to the wins at Central Michigan by Nurudeen BC still a zhomez game for Francis and Chamney, sophomore Chris Staron also won the high jump by clearing 6-6. Godwin Yet the Irish are slowly learn­ Mbagwu finished second in the By ANDREW SOUKUP ing how to play on the road, long jump and triple jump as Sports Writer and Francis symbolizes how well. the Irish are getting accus­ This will be the first time The ticket requests, Torin tomed to hostile environments. during the indoor season that Francis estimates, are quickly In the final of the Guardians the entire team will be in spiraling into the 50s. Classic against Creighton, action. While Notre Dame’s Everybody wants to see the Francis played a mere six min­ strength lies in the distance Roslindale, Mass. native make utes. He only scored six and runners, according to Piane, his triumphant return to his eight points in Notre Dame’s Ball Statq will challenge the home state Saturday. road losses to top-10 foes Irish in the field events. Everybody save Boston College Pittsburgh and Kentucky. “They will pose a real chal­ fans. But he scored 13 in Notre lenge in the pole vault and “It’s in my home town, but Dame’s first road win of the long jum p,” he said. “They it’s still an away game,” he season Tuesday against have some decent jumpers too. said. “They’re going to come Providence and has settled into It will be a good test for the out and ready to go, and we’re the regular rotation, which in kids that haven’t competed. pumped up to go get another turn gives him more confidence Our schedule will get progres­ one.” heading into Saturday’s game. sively more difficult though When Notre Dame (15-3, 3-1 He is also the only player on with Michigan State coming in in the Big East) and Boston Notre Dame’s roster who has next week.” College (8-7, 1-3) play on ESPN even been to Conte Forum, let TIM KACMAR/The Observer Saturday, it will be just the alone played in it. Because the Notre Dame point guard Chris Thomas tries to elude a Seton fourth true road game the Irish Contact Andy Troeger at Hall defender In a game earlier this year. have played in this year. see MENS/page 15 [email protected]

NO WOMENS BBALL WOMENS SWIMMING NO WOMENS TENNIS MENS TENNIS MENS SWIMMING RECRUITING * ) u , t a r n U Notre Dame at Notre Dame at Notre Dame at Indiana at Notre Northwestern at As signing day Villanova Bowling Green Wisconsin Dame Notre Dame approaches, verbal com­ mitments begin to fly in eel Saturday, noon Saturday, 10 a.m. Saturday, noon Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. for the Irish, who now The Irish hope their The Irish look to con­ After a strong opener, The Hoosiers and Dual meet to be the have 17 with the words OS luck turns as they get tinue their success as the the Irish look for a vic­ Irish battle it out for last of the season at of John Sullivan and 0-6 back on the road. regular season ends. tory on the road. Indiana bragging rights. Rolfs Aquatic Center. Dwight Stephenson. (O page 18 page 17 page 16 page 14 page 14 page 12