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Wednesday, March 4, 1998 • Vol. XXXI No. 104 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Seniors, alumni will elect seven new directOrs By MATTHEW LOUGHRAN "I think that the association coordinate events. They also i-,Msoc· Associate News Ediwr went into the database and fig­ monitor the community service §-~~. ured out everyone that is a and continuing education efforts < g 1998 Ballot Notre Dame seniors and alum­ senior, in order to make sure of the clubs. ni will choose seven new' direc­ that all seniors got the ballots," "Basically, we set policy and Region 1 AK, HI, North. CA; Brain K. Phillips '80 B.A. tors for the Alumni Association Franken said. "I know it is a priorities for the entire Alumni North NV, OR, WA • Larry C. Lange '71 B.S. Board in elections this month. cliche, but they are the future Association," Franken said. "We Region 6 IL, Northwest IN Scott A. Bearby '88 B.A. The board, which consists of alumni." meet three times a year on cam­ Stephen G. Grafiker '42 B.A. 18 regions and three at-large "It is very important for the pus to discuss. seats, has one-third of its posi­ younger people to get involved," "We are sort of a voice for the Region 8 IN, KY Michael J. Kiley '56 B.A. tions open every year. This year, said Harry Durkin, director of alumni with the Administration," Robert V. Welch Jr. '88 B. B.A. the regions up for election are: region 17, which includes he added. "One of our members one, six, eight, nine, 13 and 16. Florida and Puerto Hico. "Often serves as an ex-officio member Region 9 OH, WV, West PA Jamie Kimmel Eifert '84 B.A. Because every director serves for students do not get involved until of the Board of Trustees. We Mark Vuono '77 B.B.A. a three year term, one of the at­ five or more years after they bring issues and relay the posi­ Region 16 Cook County, IL Maria Cristina Gonzalez '89 B.B.A. large seats is elected every year. graduate. They have to know tion of the alumni to the adminis­ Michael D. Sheehan '66 B.A. All seniors and alumni can vote. that the Alumni Association is tration in an effort to meet the The Alumni Association mailed available and that they can be a needs of the community." Region 13 OK, TX Tom Hogan '76 B.A. ballots, which include a picture, part of it." Ballots are available at the John G. Moore '75 B.B.A. biography and personal state­ Directors for each of the 18 Alumni Association office in ment from each candidate, regions help the Notre Dame Grace Hall and are to to that At--Large Julie S. Epping '93 attached to its latest newsletter. Clubs in their region plan and office by March 15. Daniel C. Ville as '89 The ObserverfTom Roland Kronstein Dawgs remain #1

honored Dan Zwart, a senior in Alumni Hall, celebrates at service after the inter­ hall basketball Special to The Observer championship A memorial service for Karl last night in the Kronstein, professor emeritus Joyce Center. at the University of Notre Dame, was held yesterday morning at the Basilica of the Alumni won the Sacred Heart. tournament by Kronstein died Feb. 24 in defeating Hesurrection Nursing and Morrissey Manor Hehab Center in Park Ridge, 48 to 46. Illinois. From 1958 to 1990, Kronstein taught at the Zwart's sign University. Within the field of reads "D-0-G, " algebra, his research inter­ the Alumni mas­ ests were related to the study cot, in Greek let­ of finite group theory. Born in Heidelberg, ters. Germany, he settled with his family in Washington, D.C. The He was a World War II veter­ Observer/Jeff an and a member of the 11th Hsu Airborne Division. He attended Georgetown University and Havard University, where he earned his doctorate degree in 1964. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellen; two daughters, Veronica (Jim) Curtin, Maria (Michael) Fox; one son, Jonathan (Colleen) Kronstein; his brother. Werner; and six grandchildren. • Licini: ending silence is' key to ending abuse By SHANA'E TATE & SARA COX Three out of the 12 silhouettes are that they can be affected," Licini said. News Writers displayed outside of Stapleton Licini's next step in informing peo­ Lounge. Made up of life-size wooden ple about domestic violence is to As one of the first events of figures, the exhibit represents those reach high school students. Women's Month at Saint Mary's Indiana women whosr, lives ended "Domestic violence can happen. College, the Student Government violently_ at the hands of a spouse, ex­ You can break the cycle. Be aware," Association (SGA) sponsored an abu­ spouse, partner or acquaintance Licini said. sive relationships lecture. The statues are shown to remember Both speakers emphasized that Roughly 20 students gathered last "their [the victims'] stories" and "to domestic violence does not just hap­ night to listen to Debbie Licini, an cry out for attention for this prob­ pen to poor, uneducated, minority or American Association of University lem." The Silence Witness Program ethnic people. Women (AAUW) representative, and has a branch in all 50 states. "It [domestic violence] can happen Heather Tetzlaff, a Young Women's Licini believes that there is hope in to anyone," said Licini. Christian Association (YWCA) repre­ putting an end to domestic violence. In the same vein as Licini, Tetzlaff sentative, speak about date rape and "The silence has to end," Licini said. commented mainly on domestic vio­ domestic violence. She believes that when this occurs lence and the YWCA. She described Licini spoke on the traveling exhibit, "We can began the iipportant work of several ways of getting help for "The Silent Witness." Since 1994, the ending domestic violence." domestic violence. She listed a 24 Indiana branch of the exhibit has "People may be vaguely aware hour hotline, a 24 hour shelter, a sup- The Observer/Manuela Hemadez Debbie Lecini spoke to students about domestic violence been honoring women murdered about domestic violence, but we need last night at Saint Mary's College. during acts of domestic violence. to help [students] realize themselves see VIOLENCE I page 6 r------~

page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, March 4, 1998 • INSIDE COLUMN C=:()utside the Dome Parallelistns in "\{ · Compiled from U-Wire reports • Celebrations get out of control after Duke basketball win conversation DURHAM, N.C. during the arrest of engineering senior Was it the Gothic Wonderland or Pete Simmons, whose chronically dam­ Gotham City? aged shoulder· was dislocated during Many students late Saturday night the incident. were probably somewhat unsure them­ Some students went so far as to say selves. On the heels of the men's bas­ they should be protected from the In my two and a half Anne Hosinski ketball team's victory over the police, not the bonfires. ''I'm just trying years at Notre Dame, I Win: Editor University of North Carolina men's bas­ to stay away from the problems," said have had many con­ ketball team that afternoon, students Trinity junior Mike Fisher, who versations. Whether a and police faced ofT in what Duke stu­ claimed to have witnessed off"icers convflrsation about a papflr or exam, hall dent government president and Trinity wrestling students to the ground. policy, or the overcrowding of South Dining senior Lino Marrero called "a battle Many students were surprised by the But police maintained that they had llall. all of these conversations seem to between the Duke of old and the new evening's events. "I've seen more done their job correctly. have something in common. To some Duke." assaults and injuries tonight than I've "Regardless of the situation, we only flxtent, they are all parallel conversations. Many students at Saturday evening's seen all year, and these people are use the minimum force necessary to A parallel conversation, as one of my festivities contend that police over­ brought in to protect us," engineering complete an arrest," said Maj. Robert friends recently pointed out to me, is a con­ reacted in their response to student senior John Brunalli said. Dean of the Duke University police versation in which no one listens to one celebrations, although police officials Trinity senior and Duke University department. "I think what might be another, but just adds upon the case in maintain the officers simply responded rescue squad coordinator Mike happening is they're being met with a point. An example of this is if my friend and in necessary fashion to ensure the pub­ Dombeck said that 13 students paged lot of resistance." I were having a conversation at lunch and I lic's safety. the rescue squad Saturday. Dean said nine students were arrest­ Two officers were also taken to the said, "WhHn I was in high school, I was on But accusations of violenc~ and ed Saturday for charges ranging from the varsity basketball team." unfair treatment lingered in the air emergency room, one for a scratched disorderly conduct to assault on a law Inevitably, someone else at that table that following Sunday morning. eye and another for a sprained pec­ enforcement ollicer. would have had the same experience and toral muscle. The latter injury occurred would jump in with a personal story. No questions like, "What position did you play?" or "Did you enjoy playing?" are ever • UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA • BOSTON UNIVERSITY asked. Hather. we just tend to associate our own experiences with one another's, with­ Court dismisses suit against paper Colleges offer student leaders perks out taking the time to listen to the stories of our friends and neighbors. We just share CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. BOSTON, Mass. our own story and get on with our lives, It looks like Virginia Tech's newspaper is off the hook. From full tuition to annual salaries topping $10.000, without taking the time to listen. Sharon Yeagle, assistant to the vice president of student universities across the country are offering student gov­ I have noticed that I am quite guilty of affairs at Virginia Tech, sued the Collegiate Times for ernment leaders compensation for their efforts. Student parallel conversation. It is not that I do not libel, over the headline "Director of Butt Licking." Leader magazine recently surveyed 150 public and pri­ care about the experiences of others, it is "Friday the Virginia Supreme Court issued a decision to vate universities; of those, 88 percent gave some type of just that I subconsciously feel as if I never affirm the trial court's dismissal of the lawsuit against compensation to student government leaders. Schools have the timfl to listen. My mind is more the paper," Times attorney James Creekmore said. "The offer stipends, scholarships and cash so students can focused on the other things like the never language that the paper used could not be understood concentrate on student government without having to ending deadlines and appointments I have. as a statement of fact about the plaintiff, and therefore worry about part-time jobs, said Butch Oxendine, editor In many ways, we are all guilty of this. was not actionable as defamation," Creekmore said. He of Student Leader. Paying students also increases inter­ Especially in this busy midterm time of said the state supreme court defined the headline as est and professionalism, he said. "Students arc expected papers, deadlines and tests, we tend to stop "rhetorical hyperbole," a category of speech situated to put in 60 hours a week and handle multi-million-dol­ caring about others and focus more on our­ between pure fact and pure opinion. Under this catego­ lar budgets," Oxendine said. At Boston University, where selves and our own personal drive to ry, the Times is entitled to First Amendment protection. student government leaders do not receive any type of achieve. Virginia Tech officials declined to comment on the rul­ compensation, student union members said some form I am not saying that we all should aban­ ing in detail. "The university does not have any connec­ of compensation isn't such a bad idea. "It's a really good don our past and only focus on the present tion to this case," Virginia Tech spokesman Larry idea to encourage a higher caliber," said union presi­ when speaking to each other. Our past is as Hincker said. dent Meghan Fay. much of an inherent part of us as is our present and future. Why not share it with • UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY those you love? The difficulty comes in the sacrifice of lis­ Students, fans protest Nike contract Dental school will close in 2001 tening without imparting your "words of wisdom" when they are not called for. The TUCSON, Ariz. EVANSTON, Ill. sacrifice comes in not just hearing the story Fans responded to UA-Nike contract protesters Saturday The Northwestern Board of Trustees voted unanimous­ of your neighbor. but interpreting it and morning with a mixture of support, apathy and ridicule ly Monday night to close the 106-year-old dental school providing caring, sound feedback rather when the protesters rallied at McKale Center before the UA after all current students graduate in 2001. A board sub­ than just imparting a personal experience men's basketball game against Stanford. "Who do you want committee spent the last month and a half researching in which you faced a similar situation, and a deal with, Bruno Magli?" one heckler shouted at Students university president Henry Bienen's Dec. 16 recommen­ acted a certain way. Against Sweatshops member Paul Boutyette, referring to dation to close the school. Members of the board agreed Ever since Lent began one week ago the trendy Italian shoe company made famous by O.J. with Bienen's recommendation in their report to the full today, I have been searching for the perfect Simpson's murder trial. Boutyette, a Latin American studies board Monday. "It's difficult to make decisions like this, Lenten sacrifice. What can I give up? What graduate student, seemed unperturbed by such comments. eveQ if the answer is clear and unequivocal," Howard resolution can I make? "For every heckler, you get a supporter," said Boutyette, Trienens, who chaired the board subcommittee, said Well. I think I have found it. I need to one of about 30 protesters who began passing out fliers and Monday after the vote. "There are a lot people affected stop looking inward and start looking out­ waving signs an hour before the 11 a.m. game. James including loyal faculty, dedicated alumni and talented ward - and start caring for others as they Tracy, one of the group's co-founders, said students, alumni students." Dental students said they were not surprised care for me. and concerned Tucsonans came to McKale to protest the by the decision, but they expressed concern that the Now that I think about it, making a con­ proposed multimillion-dollar deal to furnish the school's 18 school will not be able to retain the faculty needed to scious decision to care for others is not Division I sports teams with Nike athletic apparel. teach students through 2001. much of a sacrifice at all, but rather a per­ sonal commitment to rearrange my priori­ • SOUTH BEND WEATHER ties and find the right parallels in my life. • NATIONAL WEATHER And maybe you can too. 5 Day South Bend Forecast AccuWemher®forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures The AccuWeather<~>torecast for noon, Wednessday, March 4 . • Lines separate high temperature zones for the day.

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The Observer is.a member of Chicago 34 25 Miami 73 50 Seattle 47 35 the A~sociated Pres~. All reproduction rights are reserved. Via Associated Press Graph/csNet Dallas 68 48 Milwaukee 33 23 Wichita 50 34 t ' omens ews Wednesday, March 4, 1998 C E L E B R. A T I N G W 0 M E N ' S M 0 N T H Saint Mary's Women reclaim their story in his-story By ANNE SCHNEEMAN the poor from prison. ery throughout New York history. College WOmen's News Writer • Margery Kemp wrote and New England. • Eleanor Roosevelt the first autobiography in • Mary Ann Shadd Cary, served as her husband's Month Events There is a minimal English, in 1373. After the first black newspaper representative in political amount of information cir­ bearing 13 children and editor in North America, life when he crippled by March 2: culated about the women running a mill and brewery, founded the Provincial polio. who helped shape history. she became a wandering Freeman in the 1850's. • Gertrude Ederle • YWCA display on domestic vio­ But one cannot understand visionary, making pilgrim­ • Fanny Mendelssohn became the first woman the profound and far-reach­ ages to the Holy Land and was the eldest sister and swim the English Channel. lence in LeMans lobby. ing effects of history if the dictating her life story to confidante of composer She completed the swim March 4: stories of important women priestly scribes. Felix Mendelssohn. two hours fa&ter than any who helped create it are • Christine De Pisan, the Throughout her career, she previous record. • Movie: Hide and Seek , Dalloway's neglected. first woman writer to suc­ wrote 500 musical composi­ • Chen Li, China's first The following briefs are cessfully support her family, tions. Although most of her female major general, 8 p.m. predominately stories of wrote in 1429 a celebratory work remained unpub­ became one of 30 women to • Brownbag lunch with Saint European women, who account of Joan of Arc's vic­ lished, several were pub­ survive the famous long changed the world around tory at Orleans. lished under the name of march to Shensi in 1930. Mary's woman of the year, Ann them. • Queen Isabella, known her brother. She later led troops against Only a fragment of as the "crusading warrior • Belva Lockwood, the Nationalist forces. Loux, Haggar Parlor 12 p.m. women's achievements up queen," fought ruthlessly to alarmed by the legal and • Amelia Earhart flew March 18: to the middle of this century unite Spain in the 15th cen­ economic discrimination from Newfoundland to are included in the follow­ tury. against women in American Ireland in 14 hours and 56 • Lecture: Sandy Laske of Memorial ing selections. • Lady Mary Wortley society, decided to take the minutes, the first solo • Flavia Julia Helena Montague introduced law into her own hands. transatlantic flight by a Health, Haggar 303, 7:30p.m. converted her son smallpox vaccinations to She wrote and lobbied for woman. March 19: Constantine to Christianity Western Europe in the 17th an equal pay/equal work • Anne Morrow in 312. He became the first century. bill for women in govern­ Lindbergh received a • Take Back the Night Walk, meet Christian emperor of the • Marie · Louise ment employment. She National Geographic Great Roman Empire. Lachapelle and Marie spurred the "Lockwood Society medal in 1934; her at Dalloway's, 7 p.m. • Hypatia of Alexandria, Anne Victorine Boivin were Bill," giving women the essays, "Gifts from the Sea," • Hotel Prati, Dalloway's at 8:30 a fourth century philoso­ the most important women right to practice in federal are addressed specifically pher and mathematician, medical researchers of the courts. women. p.m. was considered one of the 18th century. They made · • Czar Alexander II wass • Hedy Lamarr developed greatest minds of her time. original anatomical discov­ assassinated in 1881 by a her idea for a remote con­ March 23: Her students went on to eries, invented the vaginal female revolutionary. trolled radio system that • Art Exhibit Opening in LeMans high positions in the church speculum, and did ground •Queen Yaa Akyaa, produced indecipherable and government. breaking work on the dis­ known as the Mother of and unjammable transmis­ lobby, 6 p.m. • Eleanor of Aquitaine, eases of the uterus. Assante ruled Ghana sions. It was also patented perhaps the wealthiest and • Sophie German won the through her sons, until she and offered for use against March 25: most powerful woman of gold medal of the first class was captured by the British the Nazis but it was Poetry Reading, Dalloway's 8 p.m. the medieval world, ruled of the Institute of France in and exiled for the success of declined. as queen of. both France 1815, a section of the her international trading. • Edith Hinkley Quimby March 30, 31: and England, at different French Academy of Science, • Christine Ladd- helped create radiation times. for her essay on elasticity. Franklin, a mathematician, physics and determined the • Student nurses offer blood pres­ • Blanche of Castile • Isabella van Wagener, introduced her theory of precise dosages to be used sure screening and breast cancer served as regent of France former slave, preacher and color vision, and although in radiology. during the 13th century. abolitionist took the name her work is recognized dur­ • Betty Freidan founded information in the LeMans lobby 3 - She was known for quelling Sojourner Truth in 1828. ing her lifetime, it received the National Organization anti-Semitism and freeing She preached against slav- little attention in scientific for Women in 1966. 5 p.m. Congress mandates women's month

By LISA MAXBAUER hopes of instituting an entire month society, while other communities 'Livi News Writer toward the cause. sponsored essay contests, parades, With bipartisan support, Congress speakers and concerts as some of the In the 19th century. writer Thomas accepted and passed their petition on Women's Month festivities.Schools Carlyle inadvertently articulated one the grounds that the historical contri­ took the personal initiative and incor­ of history's timeless problems when he butions of American women "in histo­ porated new material into their cur­ the said, "The history of the world is but ry has been consistently overlooked riculums. Myra and David Sadker, the biography of great men." authors of "Failing at Fairness: March is national Women in How America's Schools Cheat History Month. This year's theme Girls," express the importance is "living the legacy of women's 'EVERY TIME A GIRL READS A WOMAN- of women's history for school­ ga rights," and it is just one way in LESS HISTORY SHE LEARNS SHE IS children. They wrote, "Every which the United States is , ' time a girl reads a womanless addressing the imbalance of WORTH LESS. history, she learns she is worth recorded history. less." Just two ·decades ago, high MYRA AND DAVID SADKER, Gerda Lerner a Ph.D. in histo- school students remained unex­ AVTHORS ry, stated that "Women's history of posed to a curriculum containing is the primary tool for women's elements of women's history. The emancipation." missing status of women in education and undervalued." The Feminist Majority Foundation ome became the passionate mission for an The congressional resolution stated said that Women's History Month is a Education Task Force Commission out that American women should be bridge toward a better future. The of California. granted this honor for "constituting a group hopes that "when women's Their work culminated in 1978 as significant portion of the labor force ... accomplishments take their place as the Task Force instituted the first providing a majority of the volunteer an integral part of society ... Women's Women's History Week, naming March force ... [and serving] as early leaders History Month will serve as a time to 8th "International Women's Day." The in the forefront of every major pro­ look back and reflect on the road to week featured school and community gressive social change movement." equality." - The National activities that recognized the achieve­ With national political support aid­ They view March as a model for cel­ ments of females throughout history. ing the cause, Women's History Month ebrating women's historical achieve­ The new concept of devoting a spe­ grew to reach every corner of the ments 365 days a year. ········· Women's Histo cific time toward celebrating women's nation. Numerous groups were impas- If one takes the words of the scholar successes intrigued many communi­ . sioned to recover their forgotten femi­ Lord Acton to heart, the month of Project ties. The National Women's History nine heritage. Many cities created a March becomes all the more signifi­ Project recognized the idea's popular­ "Women's Hall of Fame" to honor cant. He proclaimed that "truth is the www.nwhp.o ity and sought to confront the United their local leaders who triumphed only merit that gives dignity and worth States Congress in 1987 with the beyond the peripheral restraints of to history." -~~------

page 4 The Observer • CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, March 4, 1998 Students to spend spring break on service projects By ERICA THESING emphasized that the complexity migrant workers, and spent two from government and religious allow the students to make the NowsWritor of social issues prevents quick nights in their homes. agencies in the city. most out of their experiences, solutions. For the remainder of the week, Six other students will work at and that recent research sup­ Instead of taking a week ol'f "We hope that [the students] the students volunteered at soup Daybreak, the L'Arche commu­ ports this idea. l'rom learning and studying, 158 don't think they can save some­ kitchens, day care centers, after nity in Toronto. Founded by Jean "That's where you integrate Notre Dame students will contin­ one in a week," he said. "There school programs, homeless shel­ Vanier in 1972, the L'Arche things. You learn social issues ue their education over spring are complex solutions that ters and other agencies in the community is home to 100 pr.o­ from multiple perspectives," he break through the social con­ demand structural attention as area. They also met with the ple with mental handicaps. said. cerns seminars at Notrn Dame. well as direct relationships." Coalition of Immigrant Workers, The seminars, which each The seminars are open to all The seminars, which began in Angela Anderson, a Notre which represents the rights of offer one credit in theology, Notre Dame and Saint Mary's 1980, send students to spend a migrant workers. include orientation meetings students. Some seminars also week of' experiential learning at Sean Frey, a Notre Dame beforehand, group discussions, include Holy Cross students, and sites throughout the U.S., as well 'ILEARNED THE POWER OF senior, is helping to organize the reading assignments and reflec­ some share sites with students as in Toronto and Haiti. 14 sites in the Appalachian tion papers. Brandenberger from other universities around The seminars incorporate an COMMUNI1Y AND THE Mountains for this year's semi­ explained that these elements the nation. opportunity for service with a COMPASSION AND HOSPITALI- nars. valuable learning experience, "I went into it with an open aeeording to Jay Brandenberger, 1Y THAT THOSE PEOPLE mind," he said. "I was ready for director for experiential learning WHO ARE CONSIDERED TO BE anything. The poverty is very and justice education at the striking, but the people are very Center for Social Concerns. UNDERPRIVILEGED HAVE FOR caring. They would take you into Depending on the site, stu­ EVERYONE.' their home and cook a meal for dents provide serviees such as you if they could. That's just tutoring, medical care, home amazing," he said. repair, home cleaning and day­ ANGELA ANDh"RSON Besides the Florida site and earn. While service is delinitdy N071lE DAME SOPHOMORE the 14 sites in Appalachia, the an important aspect of the semi­ CSC has organized trips to Haiti, nars, Brandenberger thinks that Dame sophomore who partic­ Washington, D.C., and Toronto. the educational benefits arc key. ipated in a seminar last spring The Haitian trip is the newest "This isn't just about Notre break, understands the learning seminar and allows participants Dame students g.oing out and process. to work with the poor, elderly helping people. It's also part of "I learned the power of com­ and the sick through relief orga­ their education," he said. munity and the compassion and nizations in Port-au-Prince. "People have be1m helping pen­ hospitality that those people who In the Washington, D.C., semi­ ph~ for millions of years. We're are eonsidered to be underprivi­ nar. 22 students will explore saying that when you help some­ leged have for everyone, no mat­ environmental concerns through orw, you might learn something ter who you are," she said. meetings with representatives too." Anderson participated in the Brandenberger hopes that the migrant worker seminar in students learn about the com­ Immokalee, Florida, and is orga­ plexity of social issues, including nizing the trip for this year. She, the many factors that create along with the other students, Senior Premed Students poverty, though their work with spent two days working in the the loeal residnnts on site. lie tomato fields alongside the - Planning to attend medical school? - Interested in exploring primary health care?

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• WORLD NEWS BRIEFS Clinton supports DUI bills Violence in Yugoslavia continues WASHINGTON By DUSAN STOJANIC Citing the case of a 9- Associated Press Writer year-old girl who was mowed down by a drunk CIREZ, Yugoslavia driver while she waited for In a show of mass defiance, more a sehool bus, President than 30,000 ethnic Albanians evaded Clinton is adding his voice Serb roadblocks Tuesday to attend the to a ehorus urging states to funeral of two dozen compatriots killed get tougher with anyone by police in weekend violence. who drinks and drives. Flashing the victory sign, mourners in The president today was Clinton the province of Kosovo sent Serbian throwing his support authorities a strong message: Three behind a proposal in Congress under which days of violence have only strengthened states would be asked to lower to .08 percent their push for independence from Serb­ the blood-alcohol level at which a driver is dominated Yugoslavia, made up of declared legally drunk or risk losing certain Serbia and the smaller republic of federal highway funds, according to White Montenegro. House officials who spoke Monday on condi­ The burials coincided with reports of tion of anonymity. a weekend massacre of 11 male mem­ For his part, Clinton was issuing an execu­ bers of a family who allegedly were tive order calling on Transportation rounded up by Serb police and execut­ Secretary Rodney Slater to conduct a study ed. on enforcing the .08 limit on federal lands In the harshest U.S. criticism yet of such as national parks, the officials said. the crackdown on ethnic Albanians Currently, 35 states define drunkenness as a Robert Gelbard, the top America~ blood-alcohol level of .10 percent. envoy to the Balkans, warned that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic Nazi officer fights conviction - who controls Serbia - is risking the collapse of his government if the vio­ ROME lence does not cease. A defense lawyer urged an appeals court The bodies of 24 ethnic Albanians Tuesday to overturn a former Nazi officer's killed over the weekend were buried on conviction in a World War II massacre of 335 a hill in this remote Kosovo village civilians in a cave outside Rome. Tuesday. One was buried Monday- an Former SS Maj. Karl Hass, 85, was convict­ overall death toll that contradicts ed last year by a military tribunal and sen­ Serbian officials' announced toll of 16 tenced to 10 years and eight months in dead. prison. He was then freed under an amnesty, People drove or walked over hills, but appealed anyway to clear his name. fields and small rivers to dodge Serbian His lawyer, Stefano Maccioni, said in his police and roadblocks set up to prevent Both si_des ~ee ~he results of the weekend violence AFP Photo dosing argument Tuesday that Hass played them from gathering at the burial site Two Serb1an ~ohce ~ff1ce~s carry photos of their fallen colleagues during a funeral for no role in organizing the 1944 massacre at on a broad, grassy hill above the village four pollee off1cers ~1lled 1n the Kosovo clash. More than 2,000 people attended the funeral on Tuesday tn Pancevo, Yugoslavia. the Ardeatine Caves. ofCirez. The area was the site of last week­ Maccioni said !lass was in the same cate­ ·:They beat t~em severely," she said, sobbing. "I saw them gory as live low-level officers and noncom­ end's bloody clash between Serbian security forces and local bemg taken ahve outside the gate. Then, first I heard cries missioned officers who were acquitted in ethnic Albanians. The Serbs say four of their men were killed and then shots." ~ 948 because the court found they were act­ in a_n am_bush befo~~ _the_y moved into Cirez and other neigh­ She said she didn't know what happened to her father, mg on the orders of their commander. bonng VIllages to hqmdate 16 terrorists." But locals say three brothers or seven cousins, as the women had to ab~ut 25 ~thnic Albanians were killed in a retaliatory Serb ~ema!n pinned to the floor for four more hours. Neighbors actwn agamst unarmed villagers. Human rights officials and Plane wreckage found 1d~ntlfied the Ahmeti men in the Pristina morgue on Monday. We~tern officials have condemned the police action. After _what _h~ppened here, how can anyone imagine we BOISE, Idaho SlXtee?-~ear-old Mirsije Ahmeti said police burst through can contmue hvmg together with Serbs in Kosovo?" Kosovo her ~amily s front gate Saturday with an armored personnel . A sm~l~ plane crashed on a sightseeing human rights activist Muran Musliju asked as mourners car­ 11Ight. killing two adults and four children, earner. fired at her house, ordered women to lie down, beat ried bodies wrapped in red Albanian flags on open stretch­ authorities said after the wreckage was up the men and took them outside. ers. found today. Ground crews had not yet reached the wreckage in a rugged, remote ama, but National Guard Lt. Col. Jim Ball said searchers who flew over the site by Police arrest 7 million theft helicopter reported there were no sur­ vivors. and court d9cuments paint a pic· yhe Cessna 303 disappeared Monday FBI says thieves ture of lavish spending by some. qf alternoon after leaving Boise Airport on a defendants after the · sightseeing flight. us~d 1Tloney (or the docu· me11ts. There was no immediate indication what caused the crash, in a high desert area about 60 miles northwest of Boise. neil) car,. home

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BENTON OIL-CW99 BNTNW 20.00 0.875 3.500 LEAK-X ENVIR LEAK 20.00 0.500 2.000 page 6 The Observer • CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, March 4, 1998 Eldred discusses curriculum with faculty assembly By ALLISON KOENIG ing to Saint Mary's. on the example she experienced voids in the current curriculum. of way," she said. Saint Mary's News Editor Eldred emphasized that at St. Catherine's. "I was surprised to find out Eldred concluded that a com­ although the financial assistance "Where do we want the cur­ that Saint Mary's does not have mon experience for first-year Saint Mary's College president from two grants to fund the riculum to go?" she asked the a health or fitness requirement students is vital for a college. Marilou Eldred met with the fac­ background work on a freshman faculty. "It may not need to for students," she said. "It sur­ "Building expmience in the col­ ulty assembly yesterday to dis­ seminar class was helpful, there change if we are 100 percent prised me that we weren't atten­ lege as formal education [is very cuss her concerns for current were several other contributing pleased with it." tive to our students' health on a important] ... and curriculum College curriculum and to share factors which played a role in She referred to the recent curricular level." reform has to come from the fac­ her vision of her working rela­ establishing the course, efforts addition of women's studies and She also recounted her bewil­ ulty and the academic leadership tionship with faculty. which can be repeated in imple­ justice education minors to the derment at the lack of a volun­ of the College." "Curriculum is a topic very menting new curriculum at Saint curriculum as a "very positive, teerism requirement. Eldred challenged the faculty near and dear to me," Eldred Mary's. even transformative, experience "There is something in the to explore changes and promised said, referring to her past work According to Eldred, faculty for the faculty involved in those social teachings of the Church that, "If financial assistance is in higher education. interaction with professors and programs." The two minors are that [indicates to me] that we required in the process, I will Before delving into suggestions administrators from other insti­ exemplary of interdisciplinary ought to be serving in some sort find the funding." for Saint Mary's curriculum, tutions who are addressing simi­ collaboration between profes­ Eldred recounted her experience lar projects is instrumental in sors; each class in the minor is in implementing new academic such a process. taught by members of different requirements at St. Catherine's, Eldred then explained how departments. .,u~.~u~'""'~ made by Saint Mary's where she worked before com- Saint Mary's could possibly build Eldred also pointed out some her job being in jeop­ hei decision on The Alliance taken slightly out of context Tetzlafl' said that the first relationships people IO~rte{liml.t· she made a statement at have, usually during teenage years, set the tone not want to have to look Violence for other relationships. She then stressed the fact 'facetious and intended continued from page 1 that St. Joe County does not have any services for teenage girls. "Awareness. Awareness. Awareness. For me, port group and a Survivors Support Network. The education is the key to helping a friend get out, 24-hour hotline is the only one of the domestic vio­ getting out yourself or preventing getting into a lence services that can be accessed by anyone relationship," Tetzlaff said. regardless of age or sex, according to Tetzlaff. In ending the lecture, Tetzlaff stated that every Another service provided by the YWCA is the 24- 15 seconds a woman reports being abused. After hour emergency shelter. This shelter is offered to reading this, nearly 16 women will have been women at least 18 years of age and their children. abused. Individuals do not have to be an Indiana resident Two representatives of SGA, who attended the to come to the shelter for help. The support group lecture, commented that the night was a success. and the Survivors Support Network are ofl'ered to "I think domestic violence is an ugly topic that batterml womnn who have left an abusive relation­ our society does not like to address. The only way ship. we can deal with those effected is through pro­ "llow bad does it have to gnt?" Tetzlaff asked in grams like this," said Nikki Milos, student body a rlwtorical question to the group. president. She said that wornnn. on the average, !nave a "It was excellent. Domestic violence is something rdationship six times before actually leaving it for that few pnople realize is happening to us when it good. happens. It is the type of situation that is looked at According to Tetzlafl', "a lot of women rnported to me and said that 'I had to leave last night in hindsight. If there is more education, it can be because someone was going to die."' combated before it becomes a big problem. I am glad they came on campus and I think people were t-lappy Bi~thdu~ 1 Ma~di! She noted that 75 percent of women killed by informed," said Bridget Sullivan, president of the domestic violence had left the relationship prior to Residence Hall Association. thnir death. Love1 Mom1 Dad1 3ames1 & Molly

The Problem;- Old Shoes. After all they've done for you, don't your old, your worn, your weary shoes deserve a better end than a dirty old landfill? It's not only undignified, it doesn't help the ecosystem one bit. What you may not ' know is how much life your shoes actually have left in them after you REUSE think they're all tired out. 'I I The Solution;J __ ,I Turn 'em into something else. Student Government and Nike are collecting used or unwanted ,- athletic shoes of any brand, and then we're going to grind them up ------and give them new life as athletic surfaces and Nike products. By 1 the end of 1998, Nike hopes to be recharging the lives of at least 2.1 I million pairs of shoes. I Fancv Footwork. I So what are we going to do with all of your old shoes? You can drop off your shoes at any one of many collection sites around campus, starting MARCH 23, and Student Government will box 'em all up and ' ship them off to Nike in Portland, Oregon. There the shoes will be SHOE ground up into three distinct types of raw material: rubber from the outsole, foam from the midsole, and fabric from the shoe's upper half. We take the granulated rubber that comes from the outsole and make running tracks, tennis courts, basketball courts, climbing walls, and playgrounds. We also use the granulated foam from the shoe midsoles for these surfaces and for equestrian riding surfaces. The granulated upper fabric from the shoe uppers becomes the padding under carpets. Not bad for a pair of old worn out shoes, huh? Places to P.l.A.Y. Through the Reuse-A-Shoe program, Nike's P.L.AY. (Participate in the student government Lives of America's Youth) initiative donates playgrounds, running tracks, and basketball courts in communities around the U.S. Brillg vour old shoes back from Spring Break ...

GOAl: To collect2000 pairs of BROUGHT TO YOU THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF: shoes ... the number of shoes needed to make an entire basketball coon! student government Wednesday, March 4, 1998 The Observer • NEWS Lesbians' ears work like men's

By PAUL RECER lesbians. Associated Press Dr. Michael Bailey of Northwestern University, said the research is "compelling" and may be WASHINGTON "consistent with the biological origin of lesbian- The inner ears of lesbian women works more ism." e White House like that of men, according to researchers who He added: "The most likely interpretation is that for aj9~ at the say the finding is the first strong evidence of phys- this represents some kind of effect of early hor­ tag~() tt.•ti.n 'l~$1.~ ,} Were ·•• • iological differences between gay and straight mones on the developing fetus." related and to women. Bailey cautioned, however, that the research othel' than Experts say the disc~Wery, pub­ will not be accepted as valid until lished today in the Proceedings of , others replicate the experimer,Jt. the National Academy of 'THEIR AUDITORY CEN­ Sandra Witelson, an expert on Sciences, adds new support to the brain anatomy and sexual orien­ theory that sexual orientation in TERS HAVE BEEN MAS- tation at McMaster University in women may be determined by CULINIZED ... SO THEY HAVE Ontario, Canada, said the study biology and not choice. results support the theory that Currently there is a controversy THE SITES IN THE BRAIN lesbianism may be "related to over the origin of homosexuality. THAT DIRECT SEXUAL PREF­ early factors in brain develop­ Some groups believe it to be a ERENCE.' ment." matter of choice and have spent Researchers earlier found that considerable effort attempting to DENNIS McFADDEN two parts of the male brain are lind a "cure" for being gay. Many different in gay men. Other stud­ in the gay community, however, insist that being ies have found that some genes differ between gay homosexual is a matter of biology. and straight men. Researchers at the University of Texas, Austin, McFadden, a professor of experimental psychol­ said their studies show the inner ears of female ogy, said the inner ear difference between homo­ homosexuals has undergone "masculinization," sexual and heterosexual women was detected probably from hormone exposure before birth. using a test that measures the function of the "Their auditory centers have been masculinized cochlea, a key sound amplifier in the inner ear. and the presumption is that so have the sites in The cochlea amplifier in women is more sensi­ the brain that direct sexual preference," said tive than that of men, giving women an increased Dennis McFadden, lead author of the study. He ability to detect very soft sounds in a very quiet said it has yet to proven, however, that there is a room. specific site in the brain that directs women to be The difference, said McFadden, can be mea­ sured by a test called clicked- evoked otoacoustic emission, or CEOAE. McFadden said that this test measures a very slight sound that the cochlea makes when responding to a soft clicking sound in a quiet room. ; . , "When you present a click to a E V E N T S normal inner ear, it gives back a CELEBRATED sound that is like an echo," said McFadden. "It is very, very weak and it is very short, only a few tens of milliseconds." CYNTHIA BASKER Females, with their more sensi­ 302 East Donaldson Avenue tive cochlea, respond more power­ Mishawaka, Indiana 46545 fully to this test than do men. 219 258-5482 Call or write HOLY CROSS ASSOCIATES

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This brief saga is the story of a failed, the U.S. would have been backed Student Body President former and reigning Great Power; one into a corner and forced to strike with­ struggling to reassert its status as a pri­ out spearheading our own diplomatic mary global player. the other dinging to efl'ort. At the same time, however, Sends Thanks- to O'Hara its position as the sole political. econom­ Anan's success marginalizes the percep­ ic, and military superpower. The agree- tion of U.S. global influence. The world Dear Professor O'Hara, thinks that the UN Secretary-General deaned up the U.S.'s mess. undermin­ On behalf of the Campus Life Council, I would like to extend our most sin- ing our supposed hegemonic intentions . cere thanks and appreciation for the efforts extended by you and the of the and preventing an intrusion of regional Office of Student Affairs, in regards to the recent death of Justin Brumbaugh. sovereignty. At the Campus Life Council's most recent meeting, many feelings were · J.P. The plot thickens further should the peace agreement fail. The U.S. would expressed regarding Student Affairs' work in assuring a Notre Dame presence again be trapped as the world's police at the services for Justin in Dayton. Council members expressed pride in being Cooney a part of a community that responds such true compassion and dignity in force, bringing with it substantial global with a time of bereavement for one of our own. · and domestic political ramifications. The global community would most likely Once again, 0\lr thanks to you and your staff. divide into heated factions of those who rnent negotiated by Kofi Anan could cut support the U.S. and those who do not. Matthew T. Griffin one of two ways: to undermine or pro­ Moreover, U.S. domestic support for UN Student Body President pel the international standing of' Great involvement would erode further. weak­ Chair, Campus Life Council Britain and her one time colony turned ening the UN and leaving the stage for February 26, 1998 big brother, the U.S. llow events tran­ global politics uncertain. spirn in the corning weeks could ignite a Things arc complicated for Great new era in geopolitical power align­ Britain as well. Blair is committed to ment. the renewed Special Relationship and global influence that can't be blinked at. problem, not the solution to global The outcome of' the temporarily will support the U.S. through hell and But when you also happen to be the two dilemmas. averted crisis in the Gulf was a positive high water. The result, however, is that healthiest democracies in the world, Saddarn llussein has succeeded in one f'or the U.S. and Britain. Saddarn he is viewed as a blind apostle with rel­ driven by public opinion and hostage to inserting the U.S. and Gn~at Britain into Hussein has agreed to weapons inspec­ atively little influence. Some speculate the whims of hostile and free-thinking an intense game of' pickle. Though in tions. the UN Security Council was not that Blair actually played a critical role electorates, it means quite a bit. the end he will not achieve his unlawful explicitly subverted, and the usn of force in the peace process, counseling Clinton Depending on how this crisis plays out hegemonic objectiVf~s. he may uninten­ f'or which there was little global or against the use of force and keeping the and what the spin on the six o'clock tionally succeed in altering the global domestic support was avoided. line of communication between the U.S. news is, Blair's attempts to reassert political alignment and arena. The President Clinton continues to publicly and UN open. That matters little Britain's geopolitical position may be scope of this crisis promises to stretch embrace the agreement half-heartedly, though when you arc perceived to be rendered useless by the restless coun­ wider than thn Middl!~ East, and may as lw should. But let's faee it: Anan was nothing more than a lap dog. tryside and easily disenchanted middle­ ultimately prove to be the source, f'or not about to return with a deal unac­ This brings me to the point: The pub­ class. Likewise. Clinton's continuation better or f'or worse, of Clinton and ceptable to the nation which held the lic perception at home and abroad is of traditional U.S. foreign policy may be Blair's textbook legacies. trump card when it came to military that Clinton and Blair handled the rejected by the ideal youth, penny­ action. Diplomacy supported by the lraqui situation poorly. Perception may pinching middle-class, and skeptical J.P. Cooney is an economics and gov­ U.S.'s flexed muscles worked. not seem to mean much when you are senior-citizens. Moreover. the U.S. has ernment major attending the London Despite that. Clinton and his chief for­ the nation with the world's largest mili­ always enjoyed the support of foreign Program. He can still be reached via e­ eign advocate Tony Blair look somewhat tary arsenal and possess the strongest nations who revered the Stars and mail at [email protected]. foolish. They are not credited with pre­ economy; it may even seem to mean lit­ Stripes and craved the realization of . The views expressed in this column venting a crisis, rather they are viewed tle when you are the closest ally of the their own American Dream. Now that are those of the author and not neces­ as rnactionaries who doused fuel on the only pure superpower and maintain the Cold War is over and democracy sarily those of The Observer. reigns supreme, the U.S. is seen as the

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------~ Wednesday, March 4, 1998 VIEWPOINT page 9 • PERSPECTIVES OF NO • Goo 'N liFE Surviving the Onslaught On the The Game of African-American Family Manuel Lombard was in the fifth grade when his income, however, families were able to gain some eco­ Ethics father died of illness. Before his father passed, he nomic stability. made Manuel. the eldest boy, promise to keep the The African American family was further challenged Ethics. While not an ethicist, and many of us aren't, family together and to take care of in Southern cities by groups like the Ku we hear a lot today about actions being "ethical" or them. Klux Klan, who routinely lynched or Manuel reluctantly gave up chastised African American men. With school and took on several jobs to such activities, strong father figures no provide money and food for his doubt grew scarce. Once again, it was younger brothers and sisters. He Mel the matriarch who helped families sur­ kept his promise to his father. vive during this period. Julie Manuel's great faith and strong Tardy When World War II came, so did the values led him to become the back­ first real integration of the military. Ferraro bone of the family. He rarely African American males left home as missed a day of church. He later "boys" but returned as "men." As sol­ married a young woman, Virginia, diers, they had fought for too much, who also never went to high school. Together, they and seen too much of the outside world, to go back to had several children. being called "boy" at home. Also, with the G.l. Bill, "unethical." In a way, these terms have replaced Having a knack for horses, he later acquired his many were finally in positions to get real education in "right" and "wrong" in the public eye. Newt Gingrich own, which he used to deliver things for white folk in America. All of this eventually led to the Civil Rights was brought before an Ethics Committee because of his town. Someone eventually entrusted him to deliver ice Movement. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, questionable teaching practices. When Bob Dole loaned blocks for refrigerators, using his horses and wagon. the greatest thing about that period was that "we Newt the money to pay the fine this Committee levied For a "Negro," this was an important job in hot, humid straightened our backs up, and a man can't stand on against him, many people wondered if the ethics of New Orleans, and he gained much respect. He also your back unless it's bent." Newt and Bob shouldn't be investigated. No one, how­ gained respect by organizing positive activities for Following the 1960s, other factors took a toll on the ever, stood up and simply said, "He did something other African Americans, including church dances, African American family. Integration brought oppor­ wrong." and a Negro softball team. tunities for some African Americans, but unfortunate­ In the game of ethics, it is possible to do something Manuel never went past the fifth grade, but he did ly, many of these talented individuals never returned right for the wrong reasons, or vice versa. In medical impress upon his siblings, children and grandchildren "home" with their newly acquired gifts. Meanwhile, circles, a physician might give a patient drugs not the importance of an education. When he died, several the industrial base supporting mimy African American approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but it if of his siblings and children not only had high school families in the cities dried up, due to technological saves the patient's life, it is viewed as merely "unethi­ diplomas - some had college degrees, and one had a innovations and cheaper labor in other countries. cal." If the patient died, it is not only unethical, but pos­ master's and, eventually, a PhD. Third, many Caucasians fled the cities ("white flight"), sibly murder. Where does this leave believers in God, I remember my great grandmother, too. She could taking jobs to the suburbs. The dearth of jobs brought believers in right and wrong, when they want to join the barely walk, and when she did, it was with a side-to­ economic depression to the "inner cities." The critical ranks of professionals, be it as lawyers, doctors, accoun- side gait. due to bad knees. She was half Indian, and mass of "elders" who could have helped had either left anytime I see pictures of elderly Native Americans, I or been decimated by the assaults on the previous see her face. When we visited my great-grandparents generation. This left many young African Americans -who helped babysit us kids, it was a real family vulnerable to an onslaught of drugs and narcotics, alTair. We'd see my grandmother and a few aunts, brought to our neighborhoods by profiteering others. too, many of whom lived right there, or nearby. We'd Neglected by many, young people had to do some­ go over for lunch or dinner (usually a chicken, which thing to survive. Many turned towards gangs for pro­ my great granddad would kill himself. He'd grab it by tection and a feeling of"family." Couple that with the the head and spin it around until the head popped ofT. materialistic TV society of the1980s, and the "gangs­ Often. it'd still run around the yard awhile, bumping ta" mentality of the 1990s and you get a formula for into things! Needless to say, sometimes we were the destruction of African American families from the afraid of our great grandfather.) My great grand­ inside out. mother would then pluck and cook the chicken. Once again, African American males were under Somehow. we never equated the delicious food with· assault, however, this time it was from each other (i.e. the thing we saw running around the yard. drive-bys) as much as from a society determined to We moved to Milwaukee during my high school protect itself from the angry young black male by too years. My final memory of my great grandmother is eagerly putting "him" in jail. Once again, the strong when she flew out for my high school graduation. She mother figure had the difficult. support role. sat in a wheelchair, in front of everyone. To me, it Where do we go from here? First, remember, we was just high school graduation. To her, however, it have successfully faced difficult challenges in the past, was something she could never have done. She was from slavery, to the Klan, to city life, to lynchings. so very proud. Such memories later helped me to sur­ Economic stability and independence, via education, vive Notre Dame. I knew how much my education are key. Indeed, there are many families which have meant to my family. such stability and values. Moreover, such families As we approach the end of Black History Month, one need to invest time and resources into the community. aspect of history remains to be addressed, and that is We need to give young people with no hope something the state of the African American "family." Indeed, to do, just as my great grandfather did - armed only tants, etc.? Do the ethics courses taught on a college how can one talk about history but fail to mention with faith and a fifth grade education. level not show us that doing whatever it takes is sanc­ family? A central, and constant, threat to African African Americans have to remember the values tioned, as long as we don't get caught? Perpetuating Americans - which many other ethnic groups in that make us strong. For example, drinking parties ethics of this kind could be why the ordinary "man on America have not faced -is the combination of forces have never been a part of our NO experience (one rea­ the street" views physicians as quacks, lawyers as shys­ bent on the destruction of the African American fami­ son some African Americans dislike the NO culture). ters, and accountants as frauds. Cheating on medical ly. Our parties are oriented more towards dancing than insurance claims has become all too common; falsifying In Africa, as In most civilizations, families were drinking, because that's part of our culture. Also, rec­ evidence, or illegally obtaining same is practiced in even always central to everyday experience. It was how ognize the beauty in our people and stop trifling each "respectable" courtrooms; "cutting taxes" by claiming values, traditions, and trades were passed along. other. Often, we are our own worst enemies. The too many deductions is viewed by some as "beneficial." Elders were held in high esteem for their wisdom. young man we allow to fail may be the cornerstone It isn't "wrong" from a professional standpoint, merely Everyone played a valuable role in their communities. our family needs. The young woman we view lustily unethical. Then, in America, the slave trade broke up families or from s9meone else's diminished standard of beauty God, I don't believe, views matters in this light. God of African descendants, to prevent slaves from devel­ may be the strong mother figure for our (unfortunate­ reads hearts, assesses our intentions. If we have been oping enough identity and confidence to realize they ly) fatherless families of tomorrow. We need to pull it trained from childhood what is right and wrong, God ought not beenslaved. Similarly, many family tradi­ together in order to survive. views what we do on whether we know it is right and do tions were quelched because slaves could not keep The recent movie, "Soul Food," resonates with a lot it for that reason, or if we know it is wrong and do it family names, practice rituals or religions, or even of African Americans because the matriarch grand­ anyway. If we grew up in "ignorance," and we give speak their native African tongues. Also, the constant mother - the elder - is the one who traditionally has thought to our actions, God recognizes that, too. threat of being sold, killed, or even bred like animals, held our families together. That's why I consider my Which, in any case, doesn't give us free reign to "bend made it difficult for us to maintain the same concepts memory of Manuel Lombard such a treasure - a the law" for convenience sake. The best way to tell if of family to which many Africans were familiar. strong, faithful, male elder. We all should take on his we are on the right track is if our conscience is clear. If Nevertheless. we survived. After slavery, promise to his dying father: take care of our families, we feel the twinge of guilt, then, ethical or not, we are Reconstruction offered us a period of relative stability keep them together! We need to protect our heritage, on the wrong side of God. during which we could re-establish the family. Lack of support each other as brothers and sisters, go to our What leads a "good" man into the mire of ethical education -our own. and American - made this dif­ children's graduations, and those of our grandchil­ behavior, after all? When he starts his practice, say, as ficult. but some people knew trades and some estab­ dren. a lawyer, he defends the right in all things. But later, lished freed slaves and sympathetic Caucasians helped It goes beyond Notre Dame. The effect is genera­ he sees that others of his profession use plea bargain­ us to regain some of what we had lost, and to learn tional. In doing so, they will all learn what it is we ing, compromises and various tricks of ethics to make about the system we were now in. value, and develop pride in who they are and from their task easier. The conscience is dulled and, while Following emancipation. many freed slaves stayed in whence they came. the man is no longer doing "right," he is still being ethi­ the South as sharecroppers. According to renowned Only if we can do these things will we survive, suc­ cal. sociologist, E. Franklin Frazier, the opportunities of ceed, and be family. Life would be so much simpler if there were no stan­ the Industrial Revolution are what brought significant dards of ethics, just the Ten Commandments, as the numbers of African Americans to the North - and Mel Tardy. ND '86 and '90, is an academic advisor judge down south had hanging in his courtroom. Right also. into city life. The family values gained from life for the First Year of Studies. His column appears would be rewarded and wrong punished, and those of in the country were seriously challenged by the fast every other Wednesday. He can be reached at us caught in the middle wouldn't have to worry about life of the city. In addition, the sight of so many African melvin.r. tardy.l @nd. edu. why the world is such a mess. Americans getting jobs led to resentment from the The views expressed in this column are those of the Julie Ferraro is a local administrative-assistant. Her Caucasian es~ablishment. A lot of these challenges are author and not necessarily those of The Observer. conveyed in .the books written by Richard Wright, in column appears every other Wednesday. the early part of this century. 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By Jackie Hensler piazzas and majestic monuments. If mild. sunny weath­ Accent Writer er in the middle of March isn't enough to persuade you, the friendly Italian people and rolling night life may be. pring break is a time to lind low airfare prices to Of course, you must not forget to throw your eoins into Sdestinations like London, Paris, Florence and the "Trevi Fountain" to ensure a speedy return. Rome. These deals are much like what you would lind London is an impressive sight of museums and world­ concerning packaged rates to the Bahamas or Cancun. renowned theaters. London boasts sites sueh as In essence, you won't lind it hard to manage a budget Buckingham Palace and St. Paul's Cathedral, along with while traveling. a busy night life. So when was the last time you stepped into a museum A dose four hour chunnel ride leads you to Paris. A to view Michelangelo's David? How intrigued are you to week's stay will enable you to explore Paris at your set foot on new soil? European cities have much to offer own pace. Famous sights include the Arc de Triomphe, the American visitor: a unique history prevalent in each Place de Ia Concorde, Notre-Dame Cathedral, and of city of every country, a diverse selection of cuisine you course the Eiffel Tower. You can visit the Mona Lisa, or probably don't entertain every day, and the ambiance you can walk along the Champs Elysees and window of local pubs, bars and discotechs, to name a few. shop. There is so much to do in this city known fur its Florence is known as the city of art. Home to elegance, "chic," and style, that as a foreigner you Michelangelo's David, Giotto's Madonna, as well as won't feel left out. infamous weekend markets, Florence is the very Are you ready to experienee a first hand look at the essence of beauty, elegance and artistic style. people, culture, and life of a country as a tourist? You Rome. The city of Caesars, romance, "La dolce vita" have one splendid week to enjoy all the fascination of a and languorous sunny days. It is also the city of endless European eulture, so make the most of it. art, of churches and museums, of fountain-splashed

11 'li!OILBv..iii~ l.iis-~~~ DPBv..iii~~-- ~, ~ -~ ~n~~~ ~ ,_ ~~-~~ ~1 , ~~~ ~~- ~ ~ By MICHELLE BARTON skied before, it's amazing how muc~ one can learn and. ~ Accent Writer improve in one short week. At the beginning, the rope tow . ------may seem insurmountable, but with a few lessons and a n case you haven't quite gott(m around to your Abs of week of practice you may lind it comfortable sailing down I Steel work-out as often as you had planned, and aren't the intermediate runs. in the mood to head down to Florida to romp in your Sophomore Martha Gibney will be going to Crested Butte favorite pair of surf shorts and loose t-shirt among endless in Southwestern Colorado. Besides skiing, Gibney is looking bikinis and 6-pack stomachs, another option is to vacate to forward to learning to snowboard with her friends even the slopes. though she says, "My parents think snow boarding is a Skiing has numerous advantages that few other activities grunge, college age thing to do." can claim. Under all that fleece and Gortex ski apparel, Before coming back to Notre Dame after break to live who is going to see that you have an addiction to Papa through the rest of skiing season in this vast cornfield void John's bread sticks or those brownies without nuts that the of mountains, it might be smart to get in some time on the cafeteria has begun to tempt us with? slopes. If the past mild South Bend winte_r has left you crav­ Skiing will even help make up for those days of sitting ing more snow, spring break is the ideal time to get your sedentary in the library studying for midterms. One hour of yearly dose. From the West's Mount Hood and Lake Tahoe intense skiing can burn up to about 500 calories. resorts to New England's Killington, good skiing can be Few people truly look good when bundled up in scarves, found within driving distance of most areas of the nation. hats. and ski pants. Most look like some distant relative of Besides all this, skiing is good exercise, great fun and the Pillsbury dough boy. Of course, there are always those quite an adrenaline rush. A week of skiing is the perfect annoying few who can pull ofT the look. release for that built up stress and tension that a hectic col­ Which brings us to ski instructors: one of the many added lege life brings. So if you don't have any plans for spring perks of skiing. Beginners and experienced skiers alike can break yet, grab a few friends or pack up the family in the always use a lesson from one. For those who have never Suburban and head Op to the mountains!

By ARWEN DICKEY welcome. Josh decides to talk to Val and tells her the lawsuit is unnecessary and Wednesday Night Television Correspondent that he will give her $200,000 to drop the suit. David tells Valerie that if she settles, everyone will think that she made the rape story up. Last week in the world of true friends, Noah David is in trouble because he is missing band rehearsals and the company might denies raping Valerie. However, he must admit to replace him so David decides to leave Valerie's side and go to his recording session. Donna that he did have sex with Valerie who had Valerie doesn't e~actly accept Steve's peace offering. Valerie rejects Noah's offer roolies in her blood. No one seems sure if Val is and Noah says he is withdrawing it anyway. Valerie tells Noah that it is not about telling the truth except David, who postpones his the money and that she wants Noah on the stand under oath. rt)hearsals with the band to stay with her. Against In the meantime, Donna is taking her addictive pain pills. Donna has to design a Josh's wishes, Noah decides he doesn't want a clothing line at work and she can't concentrate with everything on her mind and fancy lawyer. she takes more pills. Josh told her about pills that counteract her pain pills' effects, Kelly thinks that people are capable of anything and act as a jurnp·start so a person won't be so sluggish. lie provides her with some and decides that Val might have made up the rape that help her out. Donna starts to call Josh and asks him for more pills while not story. Kelly comforts Donna and reassures her that Noah is not capable of rape. talking to Noah when he answers tlm phone. Donna gets rt~ally addicted and throws However. when Noah shows up at the beach house, Donna freaks out and tells him a fit when she can't find the pills and yells at Kelly. Later, Donna goes to the clinic to leavo because she is mad that ho had sex with Valerie even il'it wasn't rape. to apologize to Kelly and steals more pills out of' the medicine cabinet. This just Steve thinks that Val took the roofies on purpose (if anyone really did this, they makes me reminisce about David's drug addiction and him stealing mediei!Hl from would need serious help) which causes Steve and David to get into a shoving fight. his father, a dentist. Brandon donsn't know what to think. In another side story, Steve and Brandon talk with Tammy, the mystery woman Tlw D.A's office decides not to file a suit because of insufficient evidence. Val police officer and her partner Glenn. Brandon and St(we decide to ride along with decides to stay at David's house because she does not fee1 welcome in hers. I think them for a story for the Beverly Beat. On the ride, Glenn chases a thief suspect and that may be an understatement. Val starts to go a little crazy and tells David that hits him with a nightstick, claiming the thief was high. Brandon is not happy with the. only reason they are together is for sex, but David denies it. this unnecessary roughness. Tammy tells Brandon and Steve that the suspeet was When Noah and Brandon get into a confrontation about the problem, Noah is not the real thief and begs Brandon not to rta1 the story. She claims that GICJn will upset when he says. "I gotta tell you I didn't do it." Brandon replies, "You've done get more counseling, and since he's a few months from retirement, a story could plPnty." In a very good comeback, Noah says, "nothing you haven't done.'' Good ruin that. Brandon agrees not to run the story. point, Noah! Valerie decides to file a civil suit for $10 million in damages. Noah doesn't want to settle because he doesn't want to lopk guilty. TONIGHT: The civil trial occurs. Valerie is asked if she and Noah were ever sexu­ David and Donna get in a confrontation about the situation even though they had al partners and she still claims that it is rape. Valerie is torn apart with questions hoped it wouldn't get in the way of their friendship. It ends up that David is on -about her sexual history, which is not a short list. Brandon claims he is not against Valerie's side and Donna is on Noah's side. Big shocker! Steve and Kelly give Valerie because he doesn't take sides, but she disagrees. Donna tells Noah that she Valerie a hard time about only wanting money, but Brandon claims that she is still won't come to court anymore. The verdict is decided. Wednesday, March 4, 1998 ACCENT page 11

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By DESIREE HOLLIS interesting and enjoy being regaled with your college Accent Writer stories. You might actually want to talk to them, and they to you. You won't be forced to do your old chores, hat more do you want from spring break than like taking out the trash and cleaning your room. Wrest and relaxation? Thift is exactly what you'll You'll be able to sleep in. For one blissful week, you get if you're going home for break, as many Notre won't ·be awakened to the sound of your roommate Dame and Saint Mary's students are. fumbling in the dark when he or she gets home. You Imagine all of the fun you'll have: You'll get home­ won't experience the hell of awakening at dawn to cooked meals. Your mom will try to make all of your make it to your eight o'clock class. favorites because she missed you so much, and she You'll be able to vegetate in front of the television. feels bad that you actually have to eat what they serve You'll be able to watch all of those interesting shows in the dining hall. You'll get all of your laundry done. you miss during class, like "Saved by the Bell," and the No more lugging your sacks and crates to the base­ soaps. ments. And if you're really nice, it will probably be When asked about the best part of going home for folded for you, too. break, a repeated response among many underclass­ You'll be able to go out with your high school bud­ men was "being able to see my boyfriend/girlfriend dies. And you won't tire of them, because you won't from back home." For a week, at least the phone bill see them that much.•It seems every other college actu­ will go down. ally has its break in the spring and not in late winter When I think of going home for break, I am reminded like we do. of that oft-repeated quote: "Home sure is a nice place Since break is only one week, your parents and sib­ to visit, but I'd never want to live there." Enjoy your lings will dote on you. Once again, they will find you week-long vi:>it home, because summer is coming fast.

By DESIREE HOLLIS see some babes!" Other students proclaimed the Accent Writer need to tan and rid themselves of the lovely pale translucency that inevitably comes with wearing fter a South Bend winter. a multitude Notre long sleeves and pants for months on end. Be A Dame and Saint Mary's students pack up and warned: Pale skin burns easily! Don't forget the take to the beach for Spring Break, even though the sunblock. dates fall more near the end of winter than the Other students wanted to surf, swim, and "make spring. This year. many of us are going to Florida, little shapes and sandcastles in the sand." Saint Mexico, Texas and California to enjoy a short Mary's student Ruth Ann Geis said that she is going reprieve from the cold. to three beaches in her native Florida, and will be The most popular beach spots this break are those able to see "foreign guys in thongs!" I know it's where MTV will be taping its "Global Spring Break." gross, but these types come out in droves for our If you're heading to Negri!, Jamaica; South Padre, viewing pleasure. Texas; Panama City Beach, Florida; Cancun, Another reason for beach travel is that it is an Mexico; or Oahu, Hawaii; you will undoubtedly inexpensive vacation option. All the beachgoer become immortalized in MTV Spring Break History. requires is a swimsuit, towel and a pail and shovel Make sure you call up all your buddies and watch to truly enjoy the experience. Well, maybe a couple yourselves on March 20-22. of quarters for the parking meter. But even if you won't be headed to any of those So to all of you who are traveling to the beach, get places ( I know a lot of you were planning on Negri!, some numbers, get crazy, take pictures of every­ right?). the beach appears to be a preferred desti­ thing (but maybe not of the guy in the thong), and nation. When asked why the beach had such allure make the rest of us feel bad when you come back to so many, students had similar responses. with a tan. Just be sure let us know if you'll be on The exclamation of guys and girls alike was "to TV.

more, and sh k,iBail lis A:rirti~'tb.at she can't ma.kf) him the cen~ ter of her life. Annie getlfmad and tells him thafhe is the one who wanted to he a part of her life in the firstplace. Julia decides'to take Bailey's English class ~.ven though he has dropped out. Griffin tells her...~~t it. y, ~ut h~j~obviom;lyupset ahoW it. Julia uses Bailey's name in class and an . ... questions. Ju~ia go~s out with people from class and tells Griffin that she wishes she was in college. Julia stays up late reading and keeps Griffin up. Julia tell~ hlm the .thesis of her paper which is about cheating. By ARWEN DICKEY This freaks Griffm out .. ·. · u~e he is't little toofdendly with Rosalie atwork. They Wednesday Night Television Correspondem went out late Qrk .. eat and.kissedinthe restaurant. Rosalie wrote on the place mat ''s . . a,ppening/' . ·· · Last week, Charlie and Claudia talk to see what is bothering Claudia so much Julia does so well on her· paper for English class that the teacher thinks she got it lately. Charlie decides she needs to talk with a psychologist even though Claudia off of the intetnet because Bailey· h,ad done so poorly on his midterms and there gets upset when Charlie starts to not feel welL Claudia starts to ignore Cha,rlie, was.n() way. · ~· ork oqhe ~ame penmn. Julia explains that she is tak- Claudia tells her counselor that she is afraid she is a burden to Charlie; :t!:t ing th(;) class . .··· ·· ... ·.. s .. ey dropped ouLTh,e teacher tells her that she is not Claudia asks Charlie for more driving help and they have a nice day together, but -allowed in class peca . e is not registered. Instead, he wants her to be. his Claudia gets emotional when Charlie says that Claudia can get her own car when research assist

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page 12 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday, March 4, 1998 Bulls bury Nuggets; Sonics end Heat streak

Associa1ed Press for the league's best record. Pippen's 3-pointer put the Bulls ahead 42- CHICAGO 30 early in the second quarter, and it seemed Michael .Jordan scored 30 points and Scottie his team would roll. But the Nuggets respond­ Pippen added 24 as the Chicago Bulls strug­ ed with an 11-2 run that featured three gled for most of three quarters before routing layups by Fortson, and the Bulls led only 59- the NB;\'s worst team, the Denver Nuggets, 56 at halftime despite 21 points by Jordan I 18-90 Tuesday night. and 15 rebounds by Rodman. The Bulls have as many championships in the 1990s-- live-- as the Nuggets have victo­ Seattle 97 ries this season. Miami 91 Dennis Hodman had 17 rebounds but was benched by Bulls coach Phil Jackson late in MIAMI the third quarter after Denver rookie Danny Gary Payton snapped a shooting slump with Fortson overpowered him on three consecu­ a deep 3-pointer in overtime as the Seattle tive post moves, cutting Chicago's lead to 75- SuperSonics ended Miami's 10-game winning 72. streak with a 97-91 victory over the Heat. The Bulls followed with a 28-8 run to go Payton, who was only 3-fo~l3 for 12 points, ahead by 23 points, with Jordan and Scott hit a 27 -footer as the shot cTock wound down Burrell seoring eight points each. to make it 91-89 with 2:39 to play. Fortson. who came in averaging only 8.7 A minute later, Payton drove the lane and points, had a career-high 26 points and passed to Detlef Schrempf for a baseline LaPhonso Ellis added 20 for woeful Denver. jumper. Hersey Hawkins finished off the Heat The Nuggets (5-54) are on pace to finish with a hook shot to make it 95-89 with 21.2 with the NBA's worst record ever, currently seconds left. 9-73 by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers. They The Sonics rallied from an 83-78 deficit in have lost 12 straight games and are 1-29 on the final five minutes of regulation as Miami the road. 1-23 against Eastern Conference missed its last 10 shots in the fourth. Seattle teams and 0-11 against Central Division oppo­ won its fifth straight and ended the longest nents. winning streak in the NBA. . Chicago (44-16) has won IO of its last 11 Hawkins and Schrempf each had 18 points games. The two-time defending champion KAT for Seattle. ~lonzo Mourning and Vashon The Nuggets' Tony Battie (right) battles with Chicago's Toni Kukoc stayed within two games of Seattle in the race Lenard each scored 20 for Miami. for the ball as Denver continues to struggle with finding a way to win.

power-play goals, has won live Tony Amonte had an unassist­ of six overall. Demitra has two ed goal and an assist for : ST. LOUIS goals and six assists in his last Chicago, which is in a 1-4-1 Pavol Demitra had a goal and four games. slump. Associa1cd Press Torrance. two assists as the St. Louis con­ Geoff Courtnall added two Dcmitra knocked in the "It's like I have eobwebs in tinued an offensive surge with a assists in his l,OOOth NHL game rebound of a point shot from AI ANAHEIM, Calif. my head. I thought the symp­ 5-3 victory over the Chicago for St. Louis, which played its Macinnis at 4:35 of tho first Pau I Kariya. still bothered toms would have cleared by Blackhawks on Tuesday night. first home game sinee Feb. 7. A period for his 19th goal. by throbbing headaches from now. I thought I'd be able to The Blues have been making crowd of -20,415, the ninth sell­ Dubinsky tied it at 16:03 with a. a eoncussion he received a come back after a few games, things comfortable for Jamie out in the last 10 gamps, weak shot from the slot that month ago, eould miss the r.est but now ... I don't know." McLennan. the replacement in watched the Blues raise their trickled between McLennan's of the NIIL season. Mighty Ducks team doctor goal for the injured Grant Fuhr, home record to 19-8-5-- sec­ pads. Kariya, a left wing for the Craig Milhouse said there is a who has a nine-game unbeaten ond-best in the league. Suter's fluttering shot got past Anaheim Mighty Ducks, has real possibility Kariya could streak (7 -0-2). The Blackhawks' Chris Chelios McLennan to givn the trouble remembering eonver­ miss the team's final 23 regu­ St. Louis has scored 16 goals drew 32 minutes in penalties -­ Blackhawks the lead with a sations and concentrating for lar-season games. in his three starts since Fuhr an unsportsmanlike conduct power-play goal at 45 seconds of periods of longer than one "We're not worried or con­ went down for a month with a call, a game misconduct and the second period. Bergevin tied hour. the result of a blow cerned about trying to get him knee injury in the first game fol­ two1 0-minute game miscon­ it at 7:45 when he knocked in delivered by Chieago's Gary back for the playoffs," he said. lowing the Olympic break. ducts, near the end of the sec­ his own rebound after a failed Suter in a Feb. 1 game. "We're taking no risks. This is Not too comfortable, however. ond period. dearing attompt by goalie .Jeff "Somfl days I feel OK and very serious." McLennan faced two 5-on-3 Chelios argued with referee Hackett and Seott Pellerin put other days I still feel bad ... I Milhouse said before Kariya Chicago advantages in the third Bill McCreary that he was pulled the Blues ahead at 10:12 when don't know what to think," will be cleared to play, the period for a total of 2:14. down on the goal that put the he ended up alone in front of the Kariya said in Tuesday's edi­ team will get a second opin­ St. Louis, which got three Blues ahead 5-3. net after a faceofl'. tions of the Daily Breeze of ion.

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page 14 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday, March 4, 1998 • WOMEN'S BASKETBAll UConn wins fifth straight title

Associated Press Miles 13 for Hutgers, which hit 11 of 34 shots from the field in the second half. UConn was 13 PISCATAWAY, N.J. of 24. Evon without Nykesha Sales, Connecticut is This title didn't come easy for Connecticut, still the best team in the Big East Conference. which was considered vulnerable after Sales No. 3 Connecticut captured its fifth consecu­ ruptured her Achilles tendon 10 days ago. tive Big East Tournament and its lOth straight The top-seeded Huskies (31-2) had to rally NCAA Tournament berth by playing as a team from a halftime deficit to overcome a Hutgers' in Sales' absence to beat Hutgers 67-58 on team that beat Connecticut here a month ago Tuesday night. with Sales in the lineup. Thn injured Sales watched from the stands, The difference in this game was Connecticut even changing her a red T -shirt to a white one was able to lind open shots in the second half when the Huskies (31-2) fell behind by four and it controlled the boards, 44-25 for the points at halftime. But as the final buzzer game. The Huskies also contested every shot by sounded, Connecticut's all-time leading scorer Hutgers. joined teammates on the sidelines and The big run for Connecticut came early in the exchanged hugs and tears. second half after Miles hit a baseline jumper for Despite losing at home for the first time in 13 a 34-31 Hutgers' lead. The Huskies responded games, Hutgers (20-9) is expected to get an at­ with a 12-2 that featured points from four play­ large berth to the NCAA Tournament, its first ers, led by Abrosimova. The talented Hussian sinen 1994 and first since C. Vivian Stringer freshman had a 3-pointer and a jumper, the lat­ boeame coach thrne years ago. ter giving Connecticut a 43-36 lead with 11:59 All five Huskies starters scored in double lig­ to go. ures. Amy Duran had 17, Hita Williams 16, Hutgers got to within three points twice, the Svetlana Abrosimova 13, Paige Sauer 11 and last time at 52-49 with 3:56 to go on two free Stacy llansmeyer 10. Sauer also had 14 throws by Tomora Young. However, Connecticut rebounds. scored the next seven points, including Duran's • The Observer/Joe stark Natasha Pointer had 19 points and Linda 3-pointer with 2:34 to go, to ice the win. Stacy Hansmeyer and UConn took home another Big East championship .

• SPRING TRAINING Reds concerned with Larkin's sore shoulder

Associated Press might have occurred because Philadelphia. Helaford's single its mastery over Atlanta. In sion team. he has been swinging a heavier in the seventh inning off loser addition to beating the Braves Scott Morgan hit a two-run Although Cincinnati Heds All­ bat, a 40-ounce model, as he Curt Lyons drove in Bobby in the postseason, the Marlins homer for the Indians. Star shortstop Barry Larkin tries to work into shape. Abreu with the decisive run. won eight of 12 regular-season doesn't have to worry about his The Heds had planned to use Abreu went 2-for-2 and scored games in 1997. Cubs 6, Rockies 2 throws being affected, a sore Larkin sparingly this spring. He twice. Chipper Jones homer for Henry Hodriguez - one of left shoulder has the team con­ missed all but 73 games last Brook Fordyce, who went 3- Atlanta in the game at seven players acquired by cerned. season because of various leg for-4, drove in the Cincinnati Melbourne, Fla. Chicago in the offseason - had Doctors say the pain in his problems and had surgery in runs in the game at.Clearwater, three hits, including a two-run non-throwing shoulder might September on his Achilles' ten­ Fla. Devil Rays 12, Indians 5 homer, and Mark Clark pitched be caused by an inflammation dor. Wade Boggs had two hits and three strong innings at Tucson, as Larkin works himself into He said he has no lingering Marlins 5, Braves 1 drove in a run to lead Tampa Ariz. shape, but they want to be effects from that surgery. The Marlins, in the first Bay's 14-hit attack at St. Clark allowed a run in three sure. Team physician Timothy Before the shoulder problem, meeting between the two teams Petersburg, Fla. The 39-year­ innings. Kremchek was to examine MRI he appeared to be back to his since Game 6 of the National old Boggs had an HBI single Bookie Todd Helton, the findings late Tuesday. old self. League Championship Series that snapped a 2-2 tie in the replacement for Andres The 1995 National League Manager Jack McKeon said last season, hammered out 14 fifth inning, and his replace­ Galarraga at first base, contin­ MVP underwent an exam he will proceed with caution hits - including two apiece ment, Bobby Smith, doubled ued his hot spring for Colorado. Monday on his left shoulder and give Larkin time to get from Mark Kotsay and Charles twice and drove in two runs for He went 1-for-3 with a triple, after experiencing spasms in loosened up. Johnson. the American League expan- and is batting .533 (8-for-15). the muscles behind the shoul­ "We don't want to take a F i v e der and neck. chance," McKeon said. pitchers "We're hopeful it's not too The Heds didn't do so well on combined bad," Reds trainer Greg Lynn the field, either - losing 3-2 to on a six­ said. "It was kind of a gradual the Phillies. hitter as thing." Desi Helaford went 2-for-2, Florida Larkin, 33, said the problem and drove in all three runs for continued

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But the most St. John's could For the first time in Felipe In a season in which St. get with him was a .500 Lopez's playing career at St. John's has a 21-8 record and record under Brian Mahoney John's, the students threw a a first-round bye for the Big in his freshman season. After pep rally for the team yester­ East tournament, which opens Lopez's sophomore campaign, day. The players later admit­ tomorrow night, the 6-foot-6- Mahoney was replaced by ted they did not know what inch Lopez has averaged 17.8 Fran Fraschilla. The team they were supposed to do, so points a game as a shooting struggled last season. they simply mingled with the guard, with 34 steals and 21 Then something transformed other students. blocked shots. Lopez and the team over the For Lopez, the first rally His next game is Thursday summer, according to several started what shapes up as a night at Madison Square players. month of firsts. Garden against the winner of "I noticed they started get­ Nearly four years after he tomorrow night's Seton Hall­ ting closer, more of a family," joined the Red Storm as the Boston College game. No mat­ said Ron Artest, who was most acclaimed high school ter what St. John's does in the selected to the Big East all­ basketball player in the United tournament, an NCAA berth rookie team yesterday. States, Lopez was named to for the first time since 1993 "The first time I saw them, the all-Big East first team for seems assured. they weren't so close," Artest the first time yesterday. ''I'm 23," Lopez said. "Now added. "I like when he gets you're coming down to playing The Observer/Jeff Hsu Before the week is out, he emotional. Then he's unstop­ Alumni's Alex Gese (with ball) sunk a last-second shot to give the might even get to be on a win­ for what your life and your pable. But when he's not into Dawgs a 48-46 win for the interhall championship. ning team in the Big East future are. You have to the game, it's a downer." Conference tournament, which become the player you're sup­ There were quite a few would be another first. By posed to be." downers in recent seasons. Alumni wins interhall next week, he figures to make When St. John's basketball Not only had Lopez never his debut in the National could still make arenas rock, played for a winning team at Collegiate Athletic Association Lopez was growing up in the St, John's, but he also had tournament. Dominican Republic. never played on a winning hoops championship In his final month with the And then as a senior at Rice team in the Big East tcmrna­ Observer Staff Repon Bookstore superstar Alex Gese. Red Storm, Lopez is realizing High School in Harlem, he was ment; St. John's is 0-3 in the Gese drained the shot from what it means to be a part of the consensus player of the last three years. No matter what is at stake, the top of the key with one tick the rich basketball legacy at year in the United States and But as a player who could when a game comes down to remaining on the clock to seal St. John's. the most valuable player in have attended almost any the last shot it is special. the championship for Alumni "Maybe it's just a senior the McDonald's High School other college, Lopez has never This year's interhall champi­ with a 48-46 victory. thing," Lopez said yesterday, All-America game and at the thought of leaving St. John's, onship game between Alumni Morrissey topped Alumni in as he reflected on his first Magic Johnson All-Star game despite being reminded con­ Hall and Morrissey Manor last year's championship game winning season on the in Detroit. stantly about failed expecta­ came down to exactly that. but Alumni was not to be Jamaica campus. "There's a "You know, I never came tions and hopes. After the two squads battled denied this time around lot of tradition here. It's one of here thinking I was going to "How we go out is how peo­ back and forth, the score was "We thought we were a bet­ four schools in the nation with be the guy to carry the team, ple will remember us," he knotted with under a minute to ter team last year but just the most wins. You feel kind of that I'd be doing all the shoot- said. play. didn't step up in the finals," Alumni had the upper hand Paul Moore said. "So we head­ and held the ball for the final ed in knowing that we needed shot and the chance for the to step up and take what we This paper would just laue for you to recycle it. coveted crown, turning to felt was ours: That trophy."

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Wednesday, March 4, 1998 The Observer· SPORTS -I inconsistency. The Irish senior Brian Patterson to Rothschild's will need to be slightly aggres­ skill at No. 4 have proven the M. Tennis sive and not take too many beef of the line-up. continued from page 20 chances. "Our advantage is the upper­ "I need to put the balls into middle part of our line-up," Pietrowski, at the No. 2 position, play," Pietrowski said after his Bayliss said. "But positions five may be a little more even. Wisconsin win, "not just go for and six, although unsuccessful After he dominated the great shot." last weekend, are not without Wisconsin's David Chang last The sharp-shooting will most their brawn." weekend to accumulate his sec­ likely be seen at center court Notre Dame's most weighty ond win. the Irish are hoping when Ryan Sachire will take aim problem remains that the end of Pietrowski's bumpy play has lev­ against Trey Eubanks at the No. the line-up is practically overfed eled out. 1 spot. with talent. "Jakub's been really solid [in Eubanks has progressed from Despite opting with Eric Enloe practice]," Bayliss said. "''m con­ his typical baseline play to a at No. 5 and Matt Horsley at No. fident in him [for today]." more serve-and-volley style. 6 last weekend, Bayliss claims he To combat Chris Strunk's Sachire's strength at No. 1 and is "still wrestling" with the cum­ mighty serve, Pietrowski will the depth at the second and third bersome decision of a definite have to key in on the Spartan's positions with Pietrowski and line-up. Take home a pile of tunes. The Observer/Joe Stark The Irish will finish their regular home season today at 3:30 p.m. against Michigan State, a team Notre Dame has defeated in the last eight meetings.

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dates: March 1-1 1998 81-8080-028 212-371-1011 EX 2803 Wednesday, March 4, I ')98 page 18 ~--- - Huskies hoard major Strip continued from page 20 conference accolades to the ultimate prize. We'd be put on the map for basket­ Associated Press also received it in 1993-94 ball, as Rocknn did for us for and 1995-96. football. NEW YOHK Hamilton averaged 21.8 For four years I've stared Connecticut, the top seed in points, second in the confer­ at thn banners that hang this week's Big East tourna­ ence behind last year's win­ from the Joyce Center's me~t. won the conference's ner, Pat Garrity of Notre rafters. I've thought about three major awards on Dame. Garrity, who won the what the NCAA tourney runs Tuesday. scholar athlete award, was in the 70s, the 80s, and even Jim Calhoun won the coach second in this season's voting. 1990 must have been like. of the year for a record fourth El-Amin was the leading They took down the some­ time, Hichard Hamilton was freshman scorer in the league what-disputed Helm's nation­ eleeted player of the year and with a 15.1 points per game al championship banner this Khalid El-Amin took rookie of and averaged 4.2 assi~ts. year, unfortunately. the y11ar honors. Other award winners were Now the newcomers may Calhoun, who guided the Damian Owens of West never even know. We should Huskies to an overall record Virginia for defensive player be proud of those moments, of 26-4 and 15-3 in the con­ of the year and Eton Thomas even if they were in 1936. ference, earned the award for of Syracuse as most improved The Observer/John Daily We don't have many of them the first time in 1989-90. lie player. · UConn's Richard Hamilton (32) won the Big East player of the year award. anymore. What would it be like if ND back and give this team the kind of just fired ahead and won it production it needs from the point all? Garrity could take over Win guard position," lngelsby said. "It's the tournament, turn into a just a matter of playing under con­ Bill Walton ghost from NCAA continued from page 20 trol and not getting caught up in past, and score more than 40 the- frenzy of the game." points a game. It's only 10 Jamel Thomas. The junior erupted On' the positive side for Notre games. for a career-high 32 points Dame, backup shooting guard Saturday and also grabbed 10 Does this dream go through Keith Friel finally returned to every Division I fan's and rebounds. action Saturday, scoring nine The only Providence player with player's head whose team points in 26 minutes. Friel is final­ really doesn't have a chance'? a double-digit scoring average ly 100 percent after missing seven (18.6), Thomas must have a big Or is it just a remnant from games with a thigh contusion. the Notre Dame football men­ game for the Friars to win. "It's good to have him back," tality? Consequently, Notre Dame will Garrity said. "He means a lot to build its game plan around stop­ Nevertheless, ND begins its this team, and he gives us a better final run against Providence ping the 6-foot-6, 225-pound chance of winning. I like our on Wednesday morning. shooting guard. chances when we're at full "He's a great player who is the Then against UConn. Then strength." against the winner of Miami­ key to their otfense," said forward For Notre Dame to dig itself out Georgetown vs. WVU· Derek Manner. "We've got to keep of the hole, Friel, center Phil Hutgers. Then another con­ pressure on him and make him Hickey and guard Antoni Wyche tender. Then six more games work for his shots." must step up and give Garrity in the NCAAs. Point guard John Linehan was some much-needed support. Consider this: In 1977, equally disruptive off the bench for On Saturday, the all-Big East when ND deprived San the Friars Saturday, dropping in selection tallied his us,ual 26 points Francisco of its perfect sea­ 10 points, dishing out seven on 9-of-19 shooting, but Hickey The Observer/John Daily son, Digger Phelps had assists, and tallying seven steals in was the lone member of Garrity's Martin lngelsby (right), who earned a spot on the Big East's all-rookie ordered the stud1mt body to 30 minutes of action. supporting cast to reach double team. and the Irish will have their work cut out for them in New York. Meanwhile, Linehan caused all shout "29-1" all during the figures in scoring. game. Because of that, after kinds of problems for the Irish "We've got to give Pat some help the victory the student body point guards. The pair combined to put ourselves in a situation to was granted thf1 game MVP for just two points and four assists win," MacLeod said. "They're a Men•s All-Big East while turning the ball over five award. good team, and they'll be ready to How's "1 0-for-the-title" times. play. We've definitely got our work "We know we have to bounce sound? ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAIVJ;;'" cut out for us." Richard Hamilton Sophomore Connecticut Tim James Junior Miami Pat Ga"lty Senior Notre Dame Announcing the 1998 Felipe Lopez Senior St. John's Damian Owens Senior West Virginia Annual Awards of the ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Albert Ravarino Khlid El-Amin Connecticut Martin lngelsby Notre Dame Italian Studies Travel Ricardo Greer Pittsburgh Jeff Greer R rs Scholarship The Observer/Tom Roland Thanks to a generous gift from the Albert Ravarino family, the Italian Studies Program is pleased to announce the 1998 annual competition for travel in support of summer The Irish Connection research and foreign study in Italy. Grants will be made in amounts not to exceed $3,000, and will not normally cover all expenses. Notre Dame graduate and undergradu­ ~~~~~ ate students who are planning to pursue research or a formal program of summer study in Italy are invited to apply. Students must have completed at least one year of Italian Proudly language. The course work will normally be in Italian; will involve the study of Italian language, literature, and culture; and must be applicable to a student's degree program Presents at the University of Notre Dame. Thursday March 5 Recommended programs for foreign study include, but are not limited to: Loyola University in Rome, Boston University in Padua, UCLA in Pisa, Miami University in Urbino, Improvisational Grooves 70:30 Show Columbia University in Scandiano. Interested students are encouraged to consult the materials on Italian foreign study in the Department of Romance Languages, 343 U...plu-ey's Md;ee O'Shaughnessy Hall. 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j I SPORTS page 20 Wednesday, March 4, 1998 Irish need victory to continue season • JOCK STRIP By MIKE DAY games. Only ten Sports F.Jitnr To make thing worse, the same Friars team that Notre By now. everyone is aware of Dame will meet this afternoon games for the tremendous hole the NotrP handed the Irish a 77-62 drub­ Dame basketball team has dug bing just four days ago. for iL-;Pif. Does Notre Dame have a But as of today, the Irish are chance at salvaging a once­ the title down to their hL-;t chance. A win promising season by defeating against Providence at 11 a.m. the eighth seed in the first round· Mike Kogge means they will move on to play of the eonference tourney? Spom Writer UConn in the quarterfinals of the "It's not an ideal situation, but A team of misfits and Big East tournament. A victory we've still maintained our confi­ underdogs. A team that would also all but secure them a dence," said captain Pat Garrity. works so hard yet sees so bid in the NIT. "We'll be ready to play_ on many games slip away in the But a loss to the Friars means Wednesday." final seconds. A team that the Irish are done for the season. To do it, the Irish must find a can beat the best and lose to It's now or never for Notre way to slow down Friars guard the worst. Dame. A team that's still in the "We certainly have put our­ see WIN/ page 18 running for the national title. selves in a And all it takes is -10 wins hole, no in a row. question Ten-for-the-title. about it." said 1111 Ill Championships Yes, that team is Notre point guard Dame. We live in Hoosier­ Martin land. and that chance is the lngelsby. EAR Madison Square Garden terrible beauty of the NCAA rtTherc isn't tournament. The losers and any room for First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals underdogs still get a last-sec· error. We've March 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 ond shot at the national got to make it 8 Providence championship. Granted, it happen for happens about as many times us." as the NCAA commissioners The Irish apologize to Bobby Knight for could not inappropriate officiating, but have made it could happen. things more . Imagine Notre Dame win­ difTieult on ning the Big East tourney. tlwmselw~s. A Imagine the Irish going to the team that NCAAs.· Imagine them beat­ once boasted ing quality opponents, always a I 0-6 record ori the road, arriving at the and a legiti­ Elite Eight. the Final Four. mate shot at the national championship thn NCAA game. tournarnt~nt Imagine the drama, the limps into the glory and the dream. It post-season would be one of the greatest having lost sports stories ever told. How seven of its The Observer/Jeff Hsu Garrity and Company led us last 1 0 Pat Garrity acknowledged Notre Dame's less-than-ideal situation, but The Observer/Tom Roland contended that the Irish will "be ready to play" Providence today. see STRlP I page 18

• WOMEN's TENNIS • MEN's TENNIS ND wins three of four matches Netters have edge in By TIM CASEY Sporrs Writer final match at home The parity in women's tennis By SHANNON RYAN technique will take place has been evident throughout the Sports Writer between the contrasting players. year. Notre Dame has been able Hetzler, a lcfthander who lost to compete with the likes of After winning all but one his only meeting with nationally-ranked Tennessee, home match, Notre Dame's Hothschild, relics heavily on his Vanderbilt and Mississippi. with men's tennis team wants to dominant forehand. Hopefully all those matches being decided make a racket against 7-1 for Hothschild, too heavily. by one match. Michigan State this afternoon to "Danny needs to do two This past week was no excep­ end its regular home season. things," Bayliss said in explain­ tion for tht~ 15th-ranked Irish. "We have two intangibles that ing the outline for sueeess. "One who sufl'nrnd a tight 6-3 loss to will help," head coach Bob is to keep the ball to [lletzler'sl 27th-ranked Kansas on Sunday Bayliss said. "We've had a backhand, and the other is to go but bounced back with a 5-4 vic­ tougher schedule [than MSUJ. out to his forehand without get­ tory over 25th rank1~d Wisconsin and it should help to be at ting hurt." yesterday. Earlier this weekend, home." Hothschild's flexibility and all­ they beat Minnesota and But the 7-2 Irish will need to court play may give the Irish Syracuse by identical H-1 seon~s. depend on their recent substan­ captain the advantage, espPcial­ Yesterday, Notre Dame tial performances to elaim their ly if he can pass the ball wide irnproVI~d its record to 10-3 with ninth straight win over the enough to force Hetzler to the anotlwr dose victory over Spartans. court's outskirts. · .. Wisconsin. The Irish won four If consistency continues at the But if gamblers arn concerned, singles victories along with a vie­ The Observer/Joe Stark No. 4 position, the most solid Bayliss has a tip. tory in doubles to sncure the The Irish knocked off No. 25 Wisconsin, Syracuse and Minnesota, but dropped a 6-3 decision to Kansas in recent action. play will be found by senior "It's hard to bet against Danny win. Danny Hothschild. with the way he's been playing," K1~lly Zalinski and Kelley Olson Gabrer. Earlier in the match, Sweeney by a decisive 6-1, 6-0 Rothschild, 9-0 in the spring, he said. provided tlw winning point for both Zalinski and Olson recorded margin. At sixth singles, Olson will be tested probably by The point spread on Jakub the Irish with an H-4 doubles win singles victories as well. Zalinski, Michigan State's Benjamin - over Dina Baritot and April playing fifth singles, beat Roz see W. TENNIS/ page 13 Hetzler. A quiz of strategy and see M. TENNIS I page 17 @M vs. Providence at Big East, vs. Michigan Sr., Today, 11 a.m. ~ Today, 3:30p.m. aJ UConn's Hamilton wins Big East MVP ~ vs. Michigan, vs. Norrhwesrern, • :1- ~ .. March 7, 7 p.m. ,f, March