Red Planet review The Florida recount This science fiction thriller abandons science Election suspense continues through the end of Thursday and logic for special effects and suspense. For the week as the candidates and Florida more details and more reviews see inside. leaders battle the fairness of the recount in court. NOVEMBER16, Scene + page 15 News+ page 11 2000 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIV NO. 56 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Hunger Banquet encourages awareness during national week represented the "middle­ By KIFLIN TURNER class" 30 percent of the NewsWrirer world's population and were allowed rice and Notre Dame leprechaun, Mike Brown. beans and either water or co-hosted "a meal with a message" coffee. Wednesday night in South Dining Hall. The remaining 15 per­ The Notre Dame Hunger Banquet cent, comprised of stu­ marks one of the many projects sched­ dents who were given a uled during the National Campaign red card, represented the Against Hunger and Ilomelessness. upper-class and were The event was an attempt to bring allowed to choose the food awareness about impoverishment and and drink of their choice. hunger. Students who chose to partic­ These select few were even ipate were arbitrarily given tickets that seated in the front of the were either green, dining blue or red. hall in a Students who "It just makes you separate, received green cards exclusive represented 55 per­ recognize and realize the area, imi­ cent of the world's blessing we have." tating the low-income popula­ restric­ tion and their meal tive of was restricted to rice Katie Hinley privileged and water. sophomore upper­ Sophomore Katie c l a s s IIinley was one of the society. many students who "I guess received the more or less I'm always deplorable green card. cheering for sporting "I think it makes it more real what events, and there are other we experience on a day to day basis," things that are important said Hinley. "It just makes you recog­ to me, and it's kind of nice nize and realize the blessing we have." to express this in a differ­ The green card students had to sit on ent way, to express this the floor and eat without utensils in enthusiasm and this ener­ efforts to bring to light the destitute gy to a different cause ver­ conditions of over half of the world's sus back-to-school rallies," ANGELA STONER ffhe Observer population. said Brown. "It's an oppor­ Students at the Notre Dame Hunger Banquet in South Dining Hall Wednesday night were given "I came here to educate myself. I tunity for me to express green, red or blue cards representing their place in society and determining what they were to really had no clue about the amount of myself or my feelings on eat and where they were to sit for their meal. The meal was just one event happening this hunger in the world and how many another issue besides people are afflicted by it," said senior sporting events." week to celebrate the National Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness. Matthew Quinn. "I wanted to come here Oxfam America's "Fast joined together in hopes of educating fit will be donated the East Timor and learn more and appreciate the for a World Harvest" is a nationwide and bringing awareness to the world at Action Network, The Center for the struggles people go through." campaign led by students, teachers and large. Students who received blue cards other members of the community Homeless and the HOPE Rescue Mission A portion of the meals from the bene- and Life Treatment Center. ND survivors share rape stories Senate to request 4 said, "Monday was education, real. I was frozen," said lindsay. By LAURA UBERTI Tuesday's perspective was more Lindsay said Jason realized study days for next fall NewsWrirer removed, but [Wednesday night] lindsay was shuddering, and he was about this campus. These are stopped. Haising rape awareness by people you can see walking "I drove home in shock," she By lAURA ROMPF sharing their stories was the goal around here." said. Assistant News Editor of two Notre Dame sexual assault lindsay chose to have sex with Similarly, Kori said she was survivors. during Wednesday's her boyfriend, Jason, eight months raped just before fall break of her Student Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night to ·Survivor Panel Discussion after they started going out during freshman year. The man had request four consecutive study days prior to the Fall 2001 arranged by Campus Alliance for her junior year of high school. It been drinking, and was a friend of exam schedule. Rape Elin1ination (CARE). was a decision she rationalized by a friend, whom she walked home McGlinn senator Melissa Rauch said the Academic Council Lindsay, a junior, and Kori, a telling herself she would later after going out. Despite her saying first gave students four consecutive study days because other senior, both presented the stories marry him. But as Jason grew 'no,' he started kissing her, and top-notch universities had week-long preparations before of their rapes and the effects on depressed and suicidal, their rela­ then, she said, proceeded to rape exams. their lives. Emphasizing not only tionship became rocky. She began her for five hours in his dorm "Students argued that we needed four study days because the horror of the incident itself, to consent to have sex with him room. ·He never looked at her face, we are Notre Dame and our exams here are just as hard as but also how they dealt with it, against her better judgement. she said. Northwestern, Harvard and Yale. Now they are saying we both women said they hoped their "I didn't see him as manipula­ Both women hesitated to con­ only need three, that exams aren't that big of a deal," Rauch talk would help others in similar tive," she said. "I only saw myself front what had happened to them, said. situations. as weak." though they did realize it was "They say it's only one year and we should deal with it, but ''I'd like to be a survivor rather She decided to stop having sex rape. it is a big deal. Exams are hard, and we need four days." than a victim," said lindsay, a vic­ with him. One night, at home for "I refused to use the word The resolution gave several reason for four consecutive tim of acquaintance rape. fall break, Lindsay said Jason [rape]," said Kori. "I realized it study days. It said students use each of the four days to pre­ "Today's discussion was good raped her after she refused to was, but I didn't want to admit pare for exams, the absence of a study day is not in the best because it was a different point of have sex with him. that it would impact my life." interest of a students' ability to perform, the exam schedule view," said James Schuyler, presi­ "He pinned my arms down and "I convinced myself it wasn't should be consistent from year to year and removing one dent of CARE. raped me. I tried to get up, but I rape," said Lindsay. "Rape isn't study day creates inequity between the Fall and Spring Referring to Sexual Assault couldn't. I was crying numb, Awareness Week's other talks, he scared tears. I didn't believe it was see RAPE /page 4 see SENATE/page 4 ------------------~--~----------~------------------------------~-----------------~------------~-------- ~-------------------~---..---- page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Thursday, November 16, 2000 INSIDE COLUMN QUOTES OF THE WEEK "When we look at "Wake up, "The whole screen "We're never going to B-1-N -G-Oval ourselves, it's about this is your life and was red just like the be happy until the effort and this is your country." Nebraska game." we get to nationals, it is about the and until we're one of Office accountability Tim Russert Irene Onyeagbako the best teams Electoral College? Nope. to each other. " moderator of NBC's junior on Election Day at nationals." Popular Vote? Don't think so. "Meet the Press" television reports Bingo? Yes! Bob Davie Jen Handley With the election deadlocked and the nation glued to their television sets, the best possible head football coach sophomore solution to the voting dilem­ cross country runner ma is a quick game of Bingo. Christine Kraly And could there be a more perfect spot in the United States to hold the presiden­ Assistant tial playoff than in Florida, Managing Compiled from U-Wire reports the state currently in voting Editor OUTSIDE THE DOME results limbo? Few people realize the true skill it takes to be a Bingo champion. Dedication, GOP accuses Marquette students of voter fraud intuition and fast reflexes all come into play. It takes a keen eye and patient demeanor to master AMES, Iowa students that it had happened, and the the game. The nation's attention was diverted state Republican Party held a press Essentially, the same abilities we expect from a from Florida to a Wisconsin campus, conference Friday and accused stu­ competent leader we expect from the first one to where state Republican leaders have dents of (fraud)," said McGraw, metro yell "Bingo!" accused college students of voter news desk editor at the Tribune who Choosing the perfect game card is just as diffi­ fraud in the presidential election. headed the canvass. "So, we looked cult a decision as deploying troops in Kosovo. The Unofficial Wisconsin results show into it." concentrated player- i.e., leader of the free Democratic candidate AI Gore with a The results were amusing and world- needs enough resourcefulness, knowl­ 6,000-vote lead against Republican alarming, said Tribune assistant news edge of the game and little round chips to succeed.