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Thursday, April27, 1995 • Vol. XXVI No. 129 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S • STUDENT SENATE Budget allocations 'meat of meeting' quested an explanation of the ticipation. Because both the Literary, Jazz senior class budget, according Sophomore Literary Festival to Director of Publicity for Stu and the Collegiate Jazz Festival festivals voted dent Government Lou Rad went over their budgets, had kowski. too much faculty participation, off probation This request came "in light of and had too little student atten By GWENDOLYN NORGLE the fact that the junior and dance in the past, the Senate Assistant News Editor sophomore classes had funding placed the two organizations on cut," Radkowski said. probation. Funding was the focus of dis "Whenever a particular group At last night's meeting, how cussion for the Student Senate receives such a drastic budget ever, Sophomore Literary last night, as budgets were the increase, there must be ac Chairperson Allyson Luck and "meat of the meeting," accord countability to the student body Collegiate Jazz Festival Chair ing to Student Body President through the Senate." man Sean Kenney explained to Jonathan Patrick. The Senate also agreed to the Senate that improvements The Senate unanimously ap remove two student events had been made. After the rep proved the allocation recom from a three- year probation resentatives from these two mendations of its budget com ary period, during which the groups spoke to the Senate, mittee. Because it was "sub organizers of these events Patrick announced his support The Observer/Brandon Candura annually reported to the Senate of the events saying, "My per- The statue of Jesus on God Quad returned to its home in front of the stantially inflated," the judicial council commissioner re- on their budgets, faculty .A:dministratlon Building last Friday. involvement, and student par- see SENATE I page 4 Sacred Heart statue returns to God Quad By MARK HUFFMAN statue of Jesus following the News Writer fall. Fr. James Flanigan, an as sociate Professor in the Art De On Friday, April 21. 1995, the partment, said, "the only dam well-rneognized statue of Jesus age done was that the metal was rtlturned to its original po base. the pedestal of the sculp sition atop the pedestal in front ture. was broken into about of the Administration Building. three parts. There was no Jesus had fallen over after a damage to the statue itself." vidous storm ripped through the Miehiana region on April The only repair needed, 10, which eaused serious dam reported Flanigan, was the age throughout the Notre Dame welding of these pieces. eampus. Some further repainting of the cast-iron statue was also Amidst felled branches and done while the statue to touch uprooted trees, the statue was it up. driven to the Notre Dame Art In all, the cost of this entire Department in Riley llall, not process was too insignificant to the Snite Museum. as had been report. said Flanigan, since previously reported. aeeording only the welding and the re to Assistant Director of the painting of Jesus were needed. The Snite, Charles Loving. Flanigan summed up the Women around the world Despite initial worries, little whole situation by saying, "It A panel discussion Wednesday at the CSC focused on the international condition of women. Women damage was incurred to the was as simple as it could get." from South Africa, Mexico, and Braxzil shared their experiences. The shipping dilemma: How to send stuff home? By BRAD PRENDERGAST Associate News Editor PACKING UP Shipping Rates for Notre Dame Students PART 1 OF2 Below are the prices for shipping a 25 lb. package from It's the end of the school year. and Notre Dame to various cities across the nation. you've got a lot on your mind. Papers. •':':":":"'"~ Final exams. Summer jobs. Putting ·.·.~,,0::;!,;~~;:1~ Brnd Ser. 3 Days 2 Doys your room back in order. The last thing $9.82 $10.98 $21.60 you want to worry about is how to ship Grnd Ser. 3 Days 2 Days Moreover, the post office charges a fee ~>--" ' ... your bHlongings home. $10.40 :. NIA :<o $9.82 $4.32 $14.30 ~.,_.. v...:.~·z~,.··~ A comparison of three of the services to insure packages under $100 in value. that are helping students pack and ship unlike the Country Harvester and Mail their items shows that the United States Boxes, Etc. Also, the time necessary to Postal Service offers the lowest rates, ship a package through its ground ser but the other companies offer special vice can be as much as seven to 10 days, features that may make the extra cost whereas the other t'Yo companies can worthwhile. usually ship the packages within 4 days. In a survey of rates for shipping a 25- "The package will usually arrive with pound paekage from Notre Dame to four in five days," said Mike Walsh, postmas U.S. cities, the post office's fees are ter of the Notre Dame Post Office, "but consistently the lowest when compared we say seven-to-ten just to be safe." to the Country Harvester's UPS service The UPS serviee that Rose Horak oper and the UPS service of Mail Boxes, Etc. ates through her Country Harvester $9.82 $10.98 $21.60 store in the basement of the LaFortune Prices at the Notre Dame Post Office $9.82 $17.91 $10.~0 $25.80 Student Center offers slightly higher range from $4.32 to mail a 25-pound $40.40 NIA package via ground service to Chicago to prices, but the benefits more than make $14.40 $27.90 $35.50 up for the difference, according to $46.45 for express next day mail to any $20.65 $44.70 NIA city nationwide. Horak. 'J But the low rates come at a cost. "UPS has a much better way of keep While the Postal Service alTers a special ing traek of packages," she said. "All The Observe!IChristopher Mullins ground service book rate that ean signif shipments are kept in a log that can be can be purchased for 40 cents per $100 tiona! insurance is not bought, then fil icantly reduce one's bill to ship books, easily retrieved in case something hap of increased value. In contrast, the ing a claim can be complicated and diffi eassettes and compact discs to most U.S. pens." postal service charges 90 cents per addi eult. cities, it does not guarantee that its sec And if something does happen, UPS is tional $100. Nevertheless, students have tradition ond day priority mail will reach its des prepared to handle it. The company However. insurance claims to UPS can ally been pleased with the Country tination on time. o1Ters free insurance for packages up to take about 21 days to clear, and if addi- $100 in value, and additional insurance see SHIPPING/ page 4 ...-. ·;--;--, .-----------------------------------------~ page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Thursday, April 27, 1995 • INSIDE CoLUMN • Wom.o AT A GLANCE Five airlifted off mountain after deadly avalanche Did I COLORADO SPRINGS Dan Crossey, 42, was treated for A helicopter airlifted two injured Wyo. Neb. hypothermia, cuts and bruises. Mike skiers and three rescuers off a mountain Houston, 41. was in stable condition leave my Wednesday, a day after a deadly Denver after surgery to repair a broken pelvis avalanche and high winds stranded 0 and thigh bone. them. .c • Colorado "You get your gloves ripped off and mark? Rescuers reached the five people 5 •springs ~ your hat ripped off," Crossey said. "You As the suns sets on my about noon, after the weather cleared COLORADO keep hoping it will stop before you get four-year adventure enough to allow an Army helicopter to hit with the one that knocks you out." under the golden dome, I reach the site, said Bruce Fosdick of El After digging himself out of the snow, have been a bit frustrated Paso County's rescue squad. N. M. ' (?.kll:l.:.... Crossey said he tried to get Blair's because I felt the need to Sk' B'll Bl · a k'lled1 in the · gloves back on and scooped snow out of and the 150 miles ' Texas his hood before realizing Blair's head leave a mark that will Tue;~~y :ftern!~~ :v~an che ~ remind at least one per rescue team had to leave his body on the ~ was bleeding. son of my time here. My mountain until the weather improves, L-........L.---------:-'::-::::-:-::- "And he started slowly to slip away Fosdick said. AP/Carl Fox and he stopped breathing," Crossey time here has been A fourth skier, Nate Porter, had been able to hike about said. extremely rewarding to Tom Lillig four miles down the mountain, Pikes Peak, for help. The avalanche struck at the 13,000-foot level on the me, but after the U-Haul Marketing Director and I depart on May 21, I A helicopter dropped three rescuers into the area east side of the 14,110-foot mountain, which overlooks fear that my four years of_______ _ Tuesday night, but drifts and high winds stranded them Colorado Springs. growth and adventure will be reduced to simply and the skiers overnight. The Pikes Peak Highway, the only roadway leading to a tiny, uninspiring listing in the alumni directo The two skiers were stuck on the mountain for nearly the avalanche site, was covered by deep and drifting ry. 18 hours. The rescuers were not injured. snow. I know that my service to the school hardly merits me a standing monument like the build Medicine from flower saves child Banks begin to charge fees for tellers ings bearing the name of Hesburgh.