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FEBRUARY 13, Scene + page 13 Viewpoint+ page 10 2001 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIV NO. 86 HTTP://OHSERVER.N D.EDU Norton and Becker win primary • Smith/Andre dent of elections John Bauters this year and we're happy informed the six tickets that simply to make it to the run­ 2001 Primary Elections ticket comes in a Brooke Norton and Brian off." close third Mascona would face Ryan Last year's student body Results Becker and Nikki McCord in elections included several By LAURA ROMPF Thursday's run-off election. campaign violations. a dis­ Assistant News Editor "I was really excited to hear qualification and an appeal. the results," said presidential but Bauters said this year's candidate Brooke Norton, election has run smoothly so Except for the 30 seconds it whose ticket received 42 per­ far. took to fill out a ballot, cent of the vote. "I am looking "The reason this year's Monday was normal for most forward to a hard week." election has been so good is students. But for the 12 can­ R y a n because we have quality can­ didates Becker, didates across the board," running for whose tick­ Bauters said. "The Notre student et received Dame student body had the body presi­ 23 percent most difficult decision it's had dent and of the vote, in years." vice presi­ said he is Bauters said election sta­ d e n t , satisfied tions in each dorm closed by Monday with the 7 p.m. and judicial council was the totals. members counted the 3,801 culmina­ Norton Becker " A I I total ballots in a little over an tion of along we hour so the results could be weeks of - Norton/Moscona -Gottlieb/Fetterman wanted to make sure that announced by 9 p.m. campaigning, hanging signs we'd make it to the second Demetra Smith and Yogeld L.=:J Beeker/McCord EDlli1l Ziedler/Henisey and shaking hands. day," Becker said. "There Andre surprised many by -Smith/Andre -Zimmerman/Nelson At a little after 9 p.m., were a lot of good candidates JOSE CUELLARfThe Observer Judicial Council vice presi- see ELECTION/page 4 NEWS ANALYSIS Court rules in favor Clinton's final days controversial of recording industry Government professor Susan during his last few days in way. They must get permission ByMEGDADAY Ohmer said that it was "far bet­ office. Some of the more promi­ + Napster users firSt," said Hilary Rosen, presi­ News Writer ter for Clinton to make his own nent figures pardoned include: download music in dent and CEO of the Recording deal in advance rather than Susan McDougal, who was last-minute rush Industry Association of At 54 years old, Bill Clinton is leave his fate in Bush's h:mds." jailed as a result of the America. the yormgest president since Daniel Lipinski, also a gov­ Whitewater scandal; former Associated Press "This decision pretty much World War II to exit office after ernment professor added, secretary of Housing and Urban writes Napster's epitaph. Its serving two full terms. Until the "George W. Bush meds as Development Henry Cisneros; SAN FRANCISCO days as an instrument of final hours, much cooperation from heiress Patty Hearst Shaw who Napster Inc.'s free Internet shoplifting are over." said his presi­ Democrats as possible. He robbed a bank in 197 4 after music-swapping experiment Chuck Cooper, a lawyer on the dency was wants to put the Clinton scan­ being kidnapped by political was imperiled Monday by a RIM team. tainted with dals behind him." radicals; his half-brother federal court's decision that it Napster CEO Hank Barry scandal, yet As part of the agreement, Roger, who admitted to dealing must halt what millions have said the company would through it Clinton admitted that some of cocaine in Arkansas; and for­ come to enjoy: the sharing of appeal to a larger panel of the all he main­ the responses he gave in a mer director of central intelli- copyrighted recordings. 9th Circuit, and called on tained high deposition gence John Though Napster Deutch. p u b l i c in January Napster "I think its going to be users to a p p r o v a l Clinton 1998 for "Everyone has an opinion Arguably, vowed to I o b b y ratings. the Paula one of the most fight the rough for everyone who Congress. On his last Jones case about Clinton and every­ controversial ruling by is getting free music. " He said day in office, Clinton struck a regarding thing that happened pardons by the 9th U.S. the compa­ deal with independent counsel the intern within the last few days Clinton was Circuit ny, whose Robert Ray which protects him Monica that of Marc Court of Marc Nuno file-swap­ from indictment. Under the Lewinsky went along with what Rich, who has Appeals­ junior ping clear­ terms of the settlement, Clinton were false. they already thought resided in and its inghouse acknowledged that he gave "I'm sure about him. " Switzerland for backer can contin­ false testimony under oath and (Clinton) the last 17 Bertelsmann AG vowed contin­ ue to operate until a lower agreed to give up his Arkansas didn't want years evading ued support - the music shar­ court retools its injunction, law license for five years. The to tarnish Daniel Lipinski charges of ing free-for-all via Napster would pursue every legal settlement extinguished any his last few government professor trading with may only last a few more means to remain alive. No possibility that charges related days in Iran in viola- weeks. hearing date has been set. to the Whitewater investigation office," said tion of sanc­ Ruling in favor of the music Minutes after Monday's deci­ or the Paula Jones case could Lipinski. "He was able to spin tions and tax fraud. industry, the three-judge panel sion was announced, Napster be brought against him. it. Some people say he admitted Law enforcement officials found that "Napster has users were trading more than Negotiations regarding the it and some say he didn't. ... have expressed their opposition knowledge, both actual and 1.5 million files on just one of agreement between indepen­ Everyone has an opinion about to the pardon because it did not constructive, of direct infringe­ the company's more than 100 dent counsel and Clinton advi­ Clinton and everything that go through the proper Justice ment" of copyrights. The servers. Some were lamenting sors had been going on for happened within the last few Department channels, but industry says nearly 90 per­ what they considered months and both Democrats days went along with what they instead was sent directly to cent of the music traded via Napster's imminent demise. and Hepublicans were relieved already thought about him." President Clinton. Rich's Napster's servers is pirated. Although Notre Dame and that the issue was resolved In addition to receiving lawyer, former White House "It's time for Napster to Saint Mary's banned use of before President Bush assumed immunity, Clinton granted par­ stand down and build their office. dons to more than 150 people see CLINTON/page 4 business the old-fashioned see NAPSTER/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Tuesday, F~bruary 13, 2001 INSIDE COLUMN QUOTES OF THE WEEK 'Their jobs seem to "The Right saw those "Women are half the "It's not Notre Dame's Elect-a-poser have minimal impact, nuns and me in a sort human pool of skills fault. It's just the way they could be a chimp of way as commu­ and talents. " the calendar falls." I often wonder why. we even have elections. It is disheartening to think that once again, we as a and it wouldn't nists- naive trouble­ student body will fool ourselves into thinking that matter." some communists Sandra Harding O'Neil senator Bill voting a new ticket into office may bring visible amidst a real feminist and scientific Ferreira on the inability change. Senior Emmett Malloy struggle. " theorist on the role of to reclaim a lost study With less than half of of the on the position of women In science day during the fall 2001 student body voting in yes­ exams week terday's primary, it is clear student body president or Father Timothy Scully that most students have vice president on his experiences In a given up hope - and under­ Chilean community standably so. I don't know which is more depressing, endorsing a ticket that will do nothing but continue to OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U-Wire reports ride on the backs of the Klflln Turner Administration, or not voting at all. Granted, there are two Copy Editor Activists protest Bush's anti-abortion laws tickets that are more inclined LOS ANGELES and Reproductive Rights League. to voice the true concerns of University of California-Los Angeles The group rallied against the rein­ the student body, but even if activists assembled in Meyerhoff Park statement of the Mexico City Policy - they were elected, I seriously doubt that much on Friday to protest President Bush's known to critics as the "global gag would change, if at all.