Tuesday, Aprill, 2003 April THE Fool's Day tssue• Inside The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL. XXXVII NO. 121 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU New student representatives transition into office ment heads have met with their new LaFortune offices. By HELENA PAYNE administrators and students "I don't think we can just Senior Stall" Writer to seek out the best ways to stick to our platform strictly. - serve Notre Dame students. We need to open up and hear Though it is April Fool's "Our No. 1 goal for the from the whole student body llay, tlw change of guard that whole year is to increase the and from there we can move will occur today on the sec- intellectual life on campfis," forward," Hallahan said. ond floor of LaFortune is not Hallahan said. Foley. who has helped. a joke. To realize that goal. the Hallahan and Lao ease into As outgoing Student Body two plan to provide "better" their new positions, is confi­ l'n~sident Libby Bishop and speakers, publish teacher dent that the two can give VicP President Trip Foley end course evaluations and students a more powerful their terms in office, incom- encourage more dialogue on voice. ing Student Body President diversity and other issues. "I think Pat and Jeremy Pat Hallahan and Vice Hallahan and Lao also plan know how to work the sys­ PrcsidPnt Jeremy Lao are all to address in-hall dances. tem," Foley said. about business. The duo said the cure to Foley knows about the "We're very confidPnt we're campus apathy is to prove challenges of "the system." going to have a successful that students have a voice by As a newly elected student yPar. but we realize it's going giving them what they want. body vice president, he and to take a lot of work on our But to find out exactly what Bishop were caught off guard CLAIRE KELLEY !The Observer part." Hallahan said. that is, Hallahan said he and Pat Hallahan, Ubby Bishop, Trip Foley aRd Jeremy Lao discuss plans The new student govern- Lao will have to emerge from see LEADERS/ page 4 for Bishop and Foley to leave their office to Hallahan and Lao. ASIAN AWARENESS WEEK EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Exec Cab announces CCC reorganization the Student Senate, and "will By MATT BRAMANTI facilitate communication with News Writer clubs," O'Connor said. The plan also calls for more Executive cabinet members strict enforcement of CCC regula­ met Monday evening at the tions. Clubs will be required to Creek House, an off-campus hold one fundraiser a year, in house purchased by the order to supplement their fund­ University last year. Members ing allocation, which comes from dined on homemade fajitas and student activities fees. learned about the Club The plan will also require club .Coordination Council's new leaders to send 111onthly updates strategic plan. regarding their activities to CCC The seven-page plan, present­ representatives. The idea is to ed by CCC coordinator Amy ensure that funds are allocated O'Connor, outlined a reorganiza­ fairly. tion of the CCC, which oversees O'Connor added that since club all student clubs at Notre Dame. funding can be hard to come by, The proposal adds a new per­ the CCC is seeking to reward forming arts division to the coun­ active organizations. cil, to include the growing num­ "For every two or three good ber of arts-related student clubs. clubs, you'll see one club who It also adds a vice president posi­ doesn't do anything but take CLAIRE KELLEY/The Observer tion, which will help the council money away from those good Ryan Leung hands out fortune cookies Monday with messages designed to raise Asian aware­ run more smoothly. The vice ness and to celebrate Asian Awareness Week. president will serve as liaison to see EXEC CAB/page 4 SMC students' families, friends affected by war in Iraq his family of his unit's deploy­ very real to me." ed everyone is to finally be that will make my job all the By EMILY BRAMMER ment. Pernotto and her family Pernotto said she has since doing what they've been train- · worthwhile. I'll be alright until News Writer sensed that come to terms ing for. So that's comforting." I tell you otherwise." Luke would be with Luke's Luke continues to write let­ Saint Mary's junior Dawn Some Saint Mary's students sent overseas "Over time, I've become involvement ters to his friends and family. Tue_l has a friend who is also with friends and family in the at any time in the war. In a recent letter to Pernotto, involved in the war. 20-year­ military have strong connec­ though. A let­ so proud that [my brother His willing­ Luke sincerely expressed his old Jeff Harris serves as a Petty tions to Operation Iraqi ter from Iraq is] over there, and that ness and profound and selfless love for Officer in the U.S. Navy, and his Freedom, which can make confirmed he has the opportunity to pride in his America. He shows conviction ship is currently stationed in communication difficult and their fears. unit are com­ of mind and bravery of spirit, the Persian Gulf. leave loved ones in anxiety. "The first fight for our country. " forting, she and his only requests are for Tuel said that since Harris Saint Mary's sophomore letter that I said. cookies and prayers, Pernotto left for the Gulf, their home­ Emily Pernotto has a 24-year­ received was Emily Pernotto "Over time, said. town in Maryland has shown old brother who has been sta­ really hard," student I've become "Don't worry about me I'm great support. tioned outside of Iraq for six said Pernotto. so proud that doing fine," he wrote. "Again, Last month students from weeks. Iler brother Luke is a "I had never he's over like the first letter I would like Harris' grade school alma 2nd Lieutenant infantry Marine heard the things that he was there, and that he has the a candle lit for me at your grot­ mater, Saints Peter and Paul and graduate of the Virginia saying, like that they each got opportunity to fight for our to. Remember I want to be here mementary, participated in the Military Institute. 90 rounds of ammunition step­ country," she said. "And he's and I am happy that I have the USS Anzio Valentine Project by Prior to Luke's departure for ping off the plane. What he was been talking about how proud chance to be here. Enjoy what Iraq, he was unable to inform going through suddenly became he is of his unit, and how excit- you are doing in America and see IRAQ/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Tuesday, April 1, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS Go Horns NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS The Texas Longhorns are my new New SMC At least 7 American Becoming Guster blows Irish greet favorite basketball team, at least feminist group Iraqi civilians Airlines 'relationship away the season with until after Monday night. Let me explain myself. the reason to meet killed at a reaches new girl' Windy City confidence is quite simple and many of you out checkpoint deal there can relate to my logic. In order to win The Women's U.S. troops shot American Columnist Amy Ryan Rafferty The Notre Dame the NCAA Studies Department and killed at least Airlines took a Schill discusses her review's Guster's football team prac­ Tournament pool will link with a new seven Iraqi civil­ huge step toward unexpected luck show in Chicago ticed Monday for I am in, I need student club to pro­ ians - some of preventing bank­ with love in and interviews the ~he first time since Texas to win the vide a forum for them children - in ruptcy Monday "Dazed and band's percussion­ January. when it reached a Amused." whole thing. If feminist issues at a van at checkpoint ist about their new Monday. tentative cost-cut­ album. any other team the College. cuts down the ting agreement nets Monday with key union night, then I am Matt Lozar representatives. out of it. If Texas wins. I win not Associate only a decent page 6 page 5 page 7 page 8 page 11 page 20 chunk of change, Sports Editor · but bragging rights over my buddies for an entire year. That definitely means more WHAT's GOING DowN than the cash. WHAT'S HAPPENING @ ND These NCAA bracket prediction pools are what make the three Suspicious person reported in Manor weeks of "madness" great. People • Bookstore Basketball Captain's Meeting A student reported a suspicious person in around the country fill out their 5:30 to 6:15p.m. at 101 DeBartolo Hall Morrissey Manor Thursday at roughly 10 p.m. The brackets. watch the games and see case is pending. their b'rackets get effectively busted. When their favorite team gets elimi­ • Showing of "The Three Caballeros" Shot put cage damaged nated, they have a team or teams to 7 to 9 p.m. at the llesburgh Center Auditorium A University employee reported vandalism to th<' root on as the Final Four approach­ shot put cage at Eck Baseball Stadium Friday. es. While watching SportsCenter or There are currently no suspects. but the case is pending. that little box in the upper left hand • Coffee and Conversation for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and corner of the screen during the Questioning Students 2 Vehicles nearly towed games on CBS, fans actually care 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.