The Observer VOL. XXV. NO. 88 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Flynn/Wellman and Reinke/Dickey in run-off By DAVID KINNEY Election process questioned News Editor NL) Student Body Electior The tickets of Frank Gallo/Browning by candidates’ campaign practices Flynn/Nikki Wellman and David 23.10% By MONICA YANT Reinke/Lara Dickey earned Editor-in-Chief spots in a Wednesday run-off NEWS ANALYSIS for Notre Dame student body Murphy/Bloss Reinke/Dickey A casual observer of Monday Wellman and David president and vice president 6.78% 32.53% night's emergency Student Se­ Reinke/Lara Dickey tickets ad­ after no ticket captured a nate meeting at Notre Dame vanced to Wednesday’s run-off, majority in Monday’s general witnessed a series of highly po­ while the ticket in the hot seat election. Karian/Thomas Connelly/Kovats ---- litical maneuvering in a quest at the Senate meeting, Flynn/Wellman received 35.1 .87% 1.57% to determine if the election pro­ Gallo/Browning, took third percent (1,451 votes) of the *Flynn/Wellman & Reinke/Dickey will face each other in a runoff. cess had been jeopardized by place. electorate, while Reinke/Dickey The Observer / Chris Mullins *A total of 4,129 students voted election-day campaigning by And so as not to forget that received 32.5 percent (1,343) — one of six tickets running for politics is politics — even at and the endorsement of the election. • The Joseph Karian/Sam student body president and vice Notre Dame — Gallo/Browning third-place ticket of Stephanie Campaigning for the run-off Thomas ticket received 0.87 president. left the race endorsing the Gallo and Chris Browning. began today at 12:01 a.m., and percent (36 votes). But after tiptoeing around the ticket who defended their ac­ Election results showed 4,129 ends tomorrow morning at “We really worked hard and possible campaign violation by tions throughout the almost students cast ballots Monday. 12:01 a.m., Judicial Council that’s why we’re here,” said the Stephanie Gallo/Chris two-hour Senate inquiry: Earlier in the evening, the President Pete Castelli. Students Wellman. The candidates said Browning ticket and pointing Reinke/Dickey. election committee addressed can vote Wednesday in their they plan to focus on the dorms fingers at the Election Commit­ The issue debated by the Se­ reports of election day cam­ dorms from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. where they did worse than ex­ tee for leaving candidates un­ nate was campaigning by paigning by Gallo/Browning. and from 5 to 7 p.m. pected. clear about the campaigning Gallo/Browning outside the The committee determined — Of the other four tickets: Flynn pointed to the success schedule, the Senate deemed South Dining Hall Monday and the Student Senate later • Gallo/Browning took 23.1 of his and Wellman’s door-to- no one guilty of violations, let afternoon. The question was affirmed — that miscommuni- percent (954 votes) of the bal­ door campaign, noting that they the Monday’s results stand, and whether Gallo/Browning vio­ cation about the official end of lots; didn’t get an endorsement from cited miscommunication by lated a campaign rule by dis­ campaigning was to blame, and • The Chris Murphy/Emily The Observer or Scholastic. Student Government as the tributing flyers on election day. that no election violation had Bloss ticket received 6.8 per­ The Reinke/Dickey ticket said only culprit in the matter. But the real problem was that been committed. cent (280 votes); they felt good about the results. When the votes were finally none of the candidates nor the The Senate later voted to • The Tom Kovats/Mike Con­ “We believe in the things we’re totalled, the Frank Flynn/Nikki uphold the results of Monday’s nelly ticket won 1.6 percent (65 see ANALYSIS/page 4 votes); see ELECTION/page 4 Saint Mary’s holds forum to discuss campus issues By AMY JOHNSON & and student body president­ halls and 80 clubs. Specific LAURA FERGUSON elect. ideas for its use include BOG The lack of SMC coverage is conferences, alumnae activities News Writers due to the small number of SMC and speakers, and social activi­ Concerned students and ad­ writers and the fact that many ties such as improvements for of them are inexperienced, said Dalloway’s and a satellite dish ministrators gathered at Carroll some students. Anna Tabor, for Haggar College Center. Auditorium last night to discuss Saint Mary’s editor of the “We are not expecting to re­ the future of Saint Mary’s Col­ Observer, suggested including a ceive this full amount that we lege in a campus open forum. weekly or biweekly four page are proposing but this figure Issues of Notre Dame/Saint pull-out in The Observer that i will give us something to work Mary’s relations, security and would exclusively cover events with,” said Wilkinson. the possible increase in the on the SMC campus. Security problems and im­ student activity fee were dis­ Reactions to this suggestion provements were also ad­ cussed in detail. were overwhelmingly positive, dressed by the student body, One issue addressed was the and Tabor stressed that the especially regarding the single relationship between Saint phone line for emergencies, Observer staff is working on Mary’s and Notre Dame stu­ escorts and information. Ac­ improving SMC coverage. dents. SMC coverage in the The Observer/T.J. Harris cording to Richard Chlebek, di­ The staging of the Keenan Karen Fordham, president of the Residence Hall Association, and Observer was a major point. rector of security, separate Review was also discussed. MaryBeth Wilkinson, student body president-elect, participate in the According to Renee Young, a numbers for emergency and Saint Mary’s students expressed Second Annual College Forum at Saint Mary’s. SMC senior, there needs to be information/escorts will hope­ disgust at the large amount of own campus,” said Melissa per student. This would allow better and more accurate cov­ fully be established this fall. Saint Mary’s “bashing” that Whelan. student government to increase The card access system fell erage of SMC events. took place at the Keenan Many students expressed their operating activities budget under some criticism because of “There has been a lack of Review, which ironically took concern over the proposed in­ from $60,000 to $200,000 per its inconvenience for students communication and respect” place on the SMC campus. crease in the student activity year. using the facilities in LeMans said MaryBeth Wilkinson, vice “We should not allow the fee. If the proposal is accepted This budget is divided among president of academic affairs putting down of SMC on our the fee w ill go from $20 to $75 the four classes, five residence see SMC / page 4 Hipp, Beeler scholarships endowed McKenna to receive 1993 By DANA ANDERSON preciate as the portfolio appre­ the Meghan Beeler Memorial News Writer ciates. The department of fi­ Scholarship. This endowment Horatio Alger Award nancial aid uses the interest is being built up by the Beeler from these funds to grant family and friends. The Beeler Through donations to By MICHELE TERRY said. memorial funds, family, scholarships to undergradu­ family and the department of News Writer McKenna said his experience ates, said Russo. financial aid have not yet de­ friends, and students have as a student at Notre Dame and continued to keep alive the By closely working with cided how the money will be Andrew McKenna, chairman his later involvement with the memory of Notre Dame swim­ donors, the department of fi­ administered in scholarship of the Notre Dame Board of University helped him to reach nancial aid establishes criteria form, according to Russo. mers Colleen Hipp and Mar­ Trustees, has been chosen to his present position. “Notre for selecting recipients of The other endowment, the garet “ Meghan” Beeler, whose receive a 1993 Horatio Alger Dame was the perfect learning scholarships, according to Hipp-Beeler Memorial Scholar­ lives were taken in a bus acci­ Award. ground for things I’ve done dent last year. Russo. Some standard re­ ship, has been organized McKenna expressed feelings later in life,” he said. quirements established with largely by Student Government Two scholarship endow­ of surprise and humility upon The Alger Awards are each scholarship include that a through fundraisers and dona­ ments have been created from receiving the award saying,”1 awarded annually to individuals the funds. These endowments recipient be in good academic tions. According to Russo, the feel humble and undeserving, who are “living proof that the standing. Beeler-Hipp Memorial Scholar­ differ from annual gifts to be yet honored” about being American dream is possible for According to Russo, the de­ ship has received donations of spent that are given to Notre placed in the same category as those who work hard, perse­ Dame. An endowment is a partment also works with spe­ $32,000 as of Feb. 5. Jack Kemp and Oprah Winfrey, vere, and live by the highest permanent fund of at least cial conditions on scholarship other award recipients. ethical standards.” monies that a donor requests. Parameters have not yet $25,000 used for the same “I am not only honored to be McKenna, president and “We always make sure the been finalized for this scholar­ purpose year after year, ac­ inducted with the new recipi­ chief executive officer of donor’s best interest is being ship either. However, Russo cording to Joe Russo, director ents but to jo in so many who Schwarz Paper Co., is one of served along with the Univer­ said, “We hope to have of financial aid.