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i 'I THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOlUME 38: ISSUE 118 THURSDAY. APRill. 2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES Members pass constitutional overhaul article by article, "These costs already exist, and By MATT BRAMANTI One significant point of con replacing them would be frivo Senior Staff Writer tention, however, centered on lous," Ebersol said. "The grand the proposed renaming of the total of costs is not $9,998; it's It came right down to the wire. Student Union Board, Notre $1,517." With lP-ss than an hour Dame's primary programming Flaherty defended his num remaining in their term, mem body. At previous COH meetings, bers, saying they had been thor bers of the Council of some members had expressed a oughly researched. llepresentative.s approved the desire to change SUB's name, "Charlie's underestimating new student union constitution. citing incoming SUB manager this," Flaherty said. "When it's Tlw document. which has been Jimmy Flaherty opposed renam all said and done, that $9,998 in the works all ynar. represents ing the body and saying that any number is realistic." a complete overhaul of Notre change would require expensive He also said the costs of a Dame's student government sys investments in new signs, sta name change would divert tem. tionery and other materials. scarce funds from SUB events. Though the Wednesday Flaherty said the changes would "To throw a name change in •wcning meeting in LaFortune cost nearly $10,000, a figure there is really going to be a was briefly delayed because of a that outgoing SUB manager drawback to the programming," TIM SULLIVANfThe Observer lack of' quorum. members Charlie Ebersol, who supported Brian Coughlin, left, and James Lelto discuss proposed changes approvml the 50-page document the name change, disputed. see COR/ page 8 to the constitution during Wednesday's COR meeting. Student leaders prepare for turnover Chavez Istvan, Bell assume White, Moran enter concludes command, work to office armed with fill administration high expectations NDvisit By ANDREW THAGARD By AMANDA MICHAELS By ANNELIESE WOOLFORD Associate News Editor NcwsWritrr Senior Staff Writer Father Eduardo Chavez, a Though the almost blank Although nearly two priest from Mexico City who staff roster. empty ol1ice and months have passed since served as the postulator for brand new constitution may their election into office, the canonization of Saint s•~em like part of an April Sarah Catherine White and Juan Diego, concludes his Fools' Day prank, for Adam Mary Pauline Moran have visit to Notre Dame today. Istvan and Karla Bell, this is had little time to count the Chavez, who has been no juke. days until officially becoming ordered by the cardinal of After weeks of preparation Saint Mary's 2004-05 student Mexico City to found a and days packed full of meet body president and vice pres Catholic university there. ings and interviews, the two ident. respectively. Tt1eir wait came to Notre Dame in part will linally take office as the is over. to tour the campus and meet new student body president White and Moran acquire with University President and vice president. the positions today as the for Father Edward Malloy. !lis "Excited is the only word to mer administration of action-packed visit also describe what we're feeling Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl and included presentations to right now. Well, tired might Sarah Brown concludes its theology classes and meet work too, but delinitely excit term. The four women have ings to finalize the transla ed," said Istvan. been working closely since tion of his book titled "EI With approval of the new February to ensure a smooth Encuentro de Ia Virgin de Student Union Constitution TIM SULLIVAN/The Observer transition not only for mem- Guadalupe y Juan Diego." His Adam Istvan and Karla Bell, student body president and vice presi visit was arranged by Father see TURNOVER/page 4 dent, Interview candidates for positions within their administration. see SMC/page 4 Virgilio Elizondo, a visiting theology professor, and the Institute for Latino Studies. "This is my first time here New team takes control of Student Union Board and it surprised me," Chavez said during a Thursday after noon interview with The 2003-04, he expressed confi By CLAIRE HEININGER Observer in which Elizondo dence in his fellow board mem News Editor helped to translate. "My bers - programming director [meeting] with Father Malloy Bridget Meacham. controller Jon After a year when many stu was wonderful." McCarthy and director of opera denl'i equated the Student Union The proposed university, tions Heather Kimmings - to Board name with disappoint called La Universidad restore faith in the SUB brand. ment, new SUB manager Jimmy Catolico Lumen Gentium, "We want to see an increased Flaherty said that accountability named after a Vatican [J con presence and branding of the to the student body will be of stitution placing greater name," Flaherty said. "That's the highest priority when the new problem - a lot of people don't emphasis on the people of Board of Directors takes office God as the Church, is cur associate enough of the things today. rently little more than a we do with the name. vision. Chavez, however, said "That's the lirst thing on our If we're a bigger name on agenda- making sure we're that he hopes to start classes campus, more people want to accountable to the student body in education, history and law get involved." and that we're doing what they initially on the campus of a Flaherty said that student want to sec," Flaherty said. TIM SULLIVANfThe Observer Catholic high school and Despite a lack of big-name SUB officers, left to right, Bridget Meacham, Jimmy Aaherty, Jon performers on campus during see SUB/page 6 McCarthy and Heather Klmmlngs pose In their office Wednesday. see PRIEST/page 6 page 2 The Ubserver + PAGE 2 Thursday, April 1, 2004 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT'S THE FUNNIEST PRANK YOU'VE PLAYED ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY? Hath not a Dotner eyes? Some things used to be common property. 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You can't do that anymore. detention slips ladder." running around Shakespeare is not dead, but most for us, which we the house people have never met him. At showed to our yelling 'Fire!'" Notre Dame alone, there are, per formed in the course of a year, parents." sometimes as many as 10 of his plays - but most students will not even see one. And in doing so, they're not merely missing great IN BRIEF drama: they're depriving them selves of a critical library of phras es and ideas central to communica The International Women's tion of great ideas from his day to Club presents a continuation ours. of its annual International There's something special, when Children's Festival today telling your colleagues or friends from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the about an opportunity which would University Village Community be disastrous to miss. to take a cue Center. from Brutus and remind them that "there is a tide." There's a richness Father Thomas O'Meara, of meaning in a reference like that. professor emeritus of theolo There's only one problem- these gy, will deliver a lecture this days, no one knows what it means. afternoon titled "Karl It's not our fault. Blame the Hahner's Influence on Vatican schools maybe. Blame the movies. I II and U.S. Catholicism" on don't personally blame anybody. the occasion of the 1 OOth But that's not to say that it's any anniversary of Hahner's birth. thing but a really sad situation The lecture starts at 4:30 when students at a place like Notre p.m. in DeBartolo 209. Dame have never met some of the most famous words of one of the A panel discussion titled most famous poets in human histo "Women on and off the Career ry. Track" will take place this Now, Shakespeare certainly wrote afternoon at 4:30 p.m. in the a lot of words, and you need a doc Coleman-Morse lounge. The torate to really be familiar with panel will include Colleen anything more than a tiny fraction TIM SULLIVAN/The Observer Meiman, Viva Bartkus, Tricia of them. But there are a few lines Rev. Jim Wallis, a speaker, author and activist, lectures to Notre Dame students Bellia and Cyndi Bergman. and phrases - 50 maybe, maybe and faculty about applying faith to politics. The lecture was titled "How Will You even a 100- without which a Vote? Politics and Values In 2004." A symposium panel will speaker of English is, literally, illit tackle prison sentencing erate.