Provost Outlines Goals for ND Future
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Thursday, September 19, 1996 • Vol. XXX No. 19 TilE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVINC. NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Provost outlines goals for ND future By MATTHEW LOUGHRAN focus on, however, would depend Assistant News Ediwr heavily on input from the various fac ulty departments. Notre Dame faculty and students In his second priority, Hatch focused have a responsibility to create an on undergraduate education. "We environment of intellectual discussion must revitalize undergraduate educa that reflects the Catholic character of tion by insuring the creative process the University. Nathan Hatch. the in the classroom, engaging students, recently appointed challenging their University Provost, ------------ minds," he said. presented this view of He announced three Notre Dame's mission 'We have many initiatives that have in his installation dreams, but we already been imple- address yesterday. men ted toward the Hatch spoke to fac- must temper these achievement of this ulty, administrators dreams with realism goal. The first was and students about d h T W the creation of the how he believes the an Uml Ity. e are Center for Teaching University can achieve not perfect. We are a and Learning, where his vision. "One can- human community and faculty members can not renew an institu- go to improve their tion, only people," he have our problems. I teaching skills. said, "The faculty hope that we will not Second, he introduced must work to chal- a new round of lenge students, and I paper-over those prob- departmental reviews, promise to foster an lems but address which focus on under- environment where them." graduate teaching. the they can do that." Finally, Hatch said The provost sets hir- Nathan Hatch that Father Tim ing policies for faculty Scully, Vice President and staff and deals· with much of the and Senior Associate Provost of the day-to-day administration of the University, has agreed to give over University. In his address, Hatch out- sight to the entire undergraduate pro lined his six priorities for the coming gram. years. "As a third priority, we have to go "First," he said, "we need to invest the second mile to recruit excellent in centers of excellence." He indicat- faculty and students," Hatch said. He ed that the University needs to focus noted that the faculty was a pivotal its resources on the specific programs component of the pursuit of excel in which Notre Dame could become lence and said that the University the best in the country- if not the plans to hire 150 new faculty mem world. "We need to be willing to take hers. risks on programs that we excel in. "We have to go beyond convention The process should also pay special al hiring methods," he said, "I plan attention to areas that cross disci- on asking departments to set aside The Observer/Shannon Dunne plines," he added. Provost Nathan Hatch delivered his inaugural address yesterday afternoon in DeBartolo Hall. The decision of which programs to The speech was broadcast to other rooms in the building to accommodate overflow. see HATCH I page 4 Forum tackles gender • STUDENT SENATE Senate looks to re-election inequities on campus By RUSSELL WILLIAMS these problems, and how the Assistant News Editor Three-pronged specific groups plan to deal with the problems over the Student Senate tackled course of the next year. important ethical issues at last attack aims to Gina Rucavado, representing night's meeting, including the the Women's Resource Center. resignation of Senator Joe amend policies began by outlining the center's Lang for failing to comply with views and objectives as they the student government con By SFAN SMITH pertained to gender relations. stitution. Whether or not News Writer She spoke of the minimal Shane Bigelow should contin opportunities offered to stu ue to serve on the Student In yet another response to dents in the area of inter-gen Senate despite the fact that a cries of concern from various der relationships, and that scheduling conflict will force student body and faculty mem opening students to a "multi him to miss upcoming meet bers, students spoke out on tude of new possibilities" in that ings was also discussed. gender related issues at the area is prime on the center's Additionally, Student Gender Studies and Helation list of goals for this year. Government President Seth Forum held yesterday. Rucavado also expressed the Miller and Vice-President The purpose of the forum was group's concern for the lack of Megan Murray issued a sum mary of the issues that will be The Observer/Shannon Dunne to discuss the pressing prob a sexual harassment policy in Brendan Kelly and Seth Miller listen to debate regarding the seat posi lems concerning the gender Du Lac. A revision in the docu addressed in the Sept. 26 tions of Senators Joe Lang and Shane Bigelow. issues that exist throughout the ment, she stated, was essential report by student government campuses of Notre Dame and to the safety and protection of to the Board of Trustees. in any way misrepresented his hall and a student senator, be Saint Mary's, and how they per all Notre D11me and Saint Lang, a senior who lives off constituents. Consequently, allowed to remain on Student tain to the students, faculty, Mary's students. campus, was originally elected Lang announced his decision Senate although he cannot and administration. The forum Sean Gallavan, Co-Chairman to Student Senate as a Planner to resign. attend meetings because of a consisted of a five-member of GLND/SMC, echoed many of Hall resident and representa "In the best interest of the class. The ethics committee panel representing various the panelists' view that it is cru tive from district four. His campus, I have made this investigated a possible conflict campus groups, as well as a cial that every student body unanticipated move off-cam decision," Lang said. "I real of interest due to his dual role broad audience that ranged member feel as if they belong at pus raised the issue of his eli ize that I violated the in student government. from faculty and administrators the University "regardless of gibility and a Senate ethics Constitution. I must resign," Bigelow also expressed his to students. parameter". He went on to committee was formed to he added. As a result, a re regrets for not being able to Panel members opened the state that one of the group's address the situation. election will be held to fill the attend upcoming meetings, discussion by making individual major goals over the next The committee recommf nd newly vacant seat left by but pointed out that he made presentations concerning three twelve months is "to unite all ed that impeachment proceed Lang. many efforts to correct the sit topics: the most pressing gen gay, lesbian, and bisexual stu ings commence if Lang failed The committee also recom uation and rearrange his der issues failing Notre Dame dents." to step down as senator, but mended that Shane Bigelow, schedule, to no avail. and Saint Mary's students, what recognized that Lang had not both the president of Fisher should be done in response to see GENDER I page 4 see SENATE I page 4 page 2 The Observer· INSIDE Thursday, September 19, 1996 •INSIDE COLUMN • WoRLD AT A GLANCE There is no Foriegn trade causes U.S. deficit to balloon WASHINGTON But by the close of trad The United States spent $11.7 T d d f' . ing Wednesday, the Dow "Dn.on " tn• "teatn " billion more· on foreign purchases ra e e ICit Jones industrial average than it sold overseas in July, a The U.S. trade imbalance reached Hs highest level in had recouped some of its Now that Notre Dame has played its first sharp jump in the trade deficit more than eight years. The month-by-month changes earlier losses, ending home game, the 1996 that was blamed on increased in the government's new trade report, which includes down 11.47 at 5,877.36. college football season has demand for Japanese cars, trade in services as well as trade in goods: On the New York cur Chinese toys and foreign oil. rency market the dollar officially begun. Things Total in billions are pretty different from The Clinton administration suffered its biggest one 1993 1994 last year at this time. insisted the 43 percent widening 0 day drop against the yen Consider: in the trade gap was only a tem in seven weeks. In late After the ugly loss to porary aberration. But the Dole trading the dollar cost Northwestern, "fans" campaign seized on the dramatic ·2 109.15 yen, down from were calling for Lou worsening of the deficit to high 110.24 on Tuesday. The Holtz's resignation; stu light its attacks on White House· -4 dollar also fell against the dents were selling their Dan Cichalski trade policies. German mark and British season tickets; Sports Assistant Accent Editor "This underlines why we have _6 •• pound. Illustrated was wonder- to have a new economic policy," The Commerce ing if Notre Dame's dominance was over; and said Robert Lighthizer, a Dole Department said the July everyone was criticizing, blaming, hounding, trade adviser. "The country has -8 deficit in goods and ser and denouncing Ron Powlus for all the prob become less competitive. We are vices trade was the worst lems surrounding the football team. Some losing our manufacturing jobs. -10 showing since the end of people probably think the quarterback had Wages are stagnant. This is why 198 7. The deficit in just something to do with Holtz's neck condition people are so anxious." .12 L__...cc..=.c~----~=-'~...cc.....cc.....cc...;__ _ __:j goods of $15.6 billion was too.