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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trouble in Kosovo Thursday • NATO launches air strikes against Yugoslavia, • Read about the 65 voices of Notre Dame's drawing criticism in Russia Liturgical Choir. MARCH 25, and protests in the U.S. News. 5,8,9 Scene· 11 -12 1999 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOl XXXII NO. 111 WWW. N D.EDU/-OBSERVER New allegations Forum focuses on undergrad research arise in Dunbar By CHRISTINE KRALY struct an inquiry-based first Assistant News Editor yf~ar for students. investigation "We're not doing a really Many faculty members do good job of that in the busi not think undergraduate stu ness [school[ right now." said By BRIAN KESSLER dnnts can handln researc:h Thomas Frecka, prof!lssor of' Sporrs Edirnr work. according to Daniel accountancy, who said that MyPrs. assistant profc)SSOr or the dnpartment needs to Head football eoaeh Bob Davin will answnr sociology, at a Faculty Senate~ make progress in building questions about what lw or the Univc)rsity forum addrnssing undergrad the first-year foundation: knows about former football boostnr Kim uate cHiueation Wednesday Some progress has been Dunbar, whose name has rnsurfaced with night. made, he said. through the allegations that shn providml girts. trips and "This is eomplntnly and dovolopment of an eight money to formor Notrn Damn widn rnenivnr utterly Iineonsistnnt] with my course corn program focus Derrick Mayes. at a 2 p.m. press conl'nrencn expori!'ncn," added Myers, ing both on individual casos today. who lwads up a thrc~e credit of companies and group work ESPN reportedly obtainnd matPrial that hour rosnarch team which with a major omphasis on confirms Dunbar and Mayns flnw to l.as indudns 12 UIHiergraduates communication skills. Vogas together on .Junn :w. I 1J95. just night studying tlw sociological fac Tho goal. addod Frecka, is days af'tnr Dunbar bncamn an official Notrn tors ol' rioting. "It's important to make students eritical Dame booster. Tlw hotel bill and an airlinP to havn a rnal combination of thinknrs and to integrate tiekots, which includn Mayns' nanw, wPrP rnsearch work and academic general education into one's paid for with Dunbar's erndit card. lc~ducationl." major f'inld of study. In his This report comes loss than a yPar aftnr Thn forum. Hninventing easn, he will show how Mayns. in a sworn affidavit, dnnind having U ndc~rgrad u a to Education. accounting is incorporated any eontact with Dunbar aftnr .July IIJ 1J4. was inspirod by the current with businoss and society. Mayes, who is cuJTPntly a membnr of tlw report from The Boyor The report also targets Green Bay Packers and played for Notrn Commission on Educating problems with large lecture Damn from IIJ 1J2-!J!i, also dPniml receiving Undnrgraduatos in the classes in which students any gifts from Dunbar. Hesearch Univnrsity. Myers. don't get the attention they Dunbar. on the other hand, insists that she along with five other nned and therefore feel dis gave Mayes plane tickets to Minnnapolis. a University professors, dis engaged from class, said vidno eamPra for his 21st birthday, a chauf cussed individual college Dennis Jacobs, associate pro feured limousine trip to a Valnntinc~·s Day improvmnnnts in undnrgrad fessor of chmi1istry and bio dinner in Kalamazoo, a wenkend trip to uatn research programs. chemistry. Jacobs developed Chicago and accommodations at thn Chicago Assistant. professor a small chemistry eourse llilton llotel. elothns, sewral pairs or shoos Felicitas Munzel from the with added mandatory tutori and numerous meals. Shn also rlaims that Program of Liberal Studies al sessions to focus more on she paid a ear rnpair hill for Mayes and gavn serv!'d as the forum chair individual student needs. him small amounts of cash on several oc~ca and highlighted some points "The Boyer report calls us sions. The Observer/Emesto Lacayo from the Boyer report. all [to make[ more [rigorous A Notre Dame spokc~swoman said "The Boyer report calls us all [to make] more rigorous changes," said Dennis Jacobs, assistant professor of ineluding tlw recommenda Wednesday that the University and its attor tion that universities eon- neys are not aware of tho information chemistry and biochemistry in a discussion Wednesday. see FORUM I page 4 see DUNBAR I page 4 • )TUOENT SENATE Members consider sweatshops, parietals change By FINN PRESSLY leader in this issue," he said. i\ssi<t;IIH Nt''" Fdicor Fisher senator Philip Dittmar, however, eon tended that tho University has already taken sig Notrn llamn's IWW poliey to monitor dothing nificant steps towards eliminating sweatshop licc•nsnns for swnatshop violations came under labor, rd"erring to a rocont Univorsity afliliation cTiticism hy podium spnaknr Aaron Krnidor of the with Pric:eWaterhouseCoopors, which will also l'rogrnssiVP Student Alliance at Wednesday's conduet factory invnstigations. Studc•nt Scmatn nwPting. "Wo can check on any factory that we question "Tiw problnm is that the Univorsity of Notm within four days," Dittmar said. "I think Notre Danw dPal'lv wants to be a leador in this issue, Damn is doing as mueh as thoy can." hut tlwy ha.vpn't taknn the stPps to becomn a lie also refi~rred to tho new task fiJrecl formed lr)adnr," said Krnidnr. "Thoro's bonn no cmforen by the University. IIH'nt. Tlwy havnn't bePn checking on thosn facto "The task force will explore possible ways we rins." can do better," hn said. l'art or tlw problnm stnms from tho control tho c:umpanic)S havn ovnr which factories are snlectnd In othor senate nnws: for inspnction, according to Kn~ider. In addition, • Membnrs approvnd three rnsolutions regard tlw Fair Labor Agrnnnwnt does not rnquire c:or ing the parintals survny distributnd earlier in the porations to publish tlw addrnsses of thn f'acto semc~ster. Pasquerilla West senator Susan Gloss, rins. who presnntnd the rnsults of the survey. said that "Without disdosum of thn loeation of the fado she and lwr committne were surprised by the rins. NCOs lnon-govnrnmnntal organizations[ and results. rnligious groups eannot send peoplo to monitor "It was a lot more balanced than we thought." thosn factorins," lw said. she said. Krnidnr also strossml tho importance of guaran From the results of the survey and from confer tnoing laborers a "living wagn," enough to pro ences with campus administrators, the committee vide food, slwltnr and clothing. In most countries, has temporarily abandoned its fight to universally the living wage is often significantly higher than extend parietals. The Observer/Job Turner the local minimum wage. Student senators, pictured here at a recent meeting, passed three resolu "Them is potential for Notre Dame to become a see SENATE I page 6 tions calling for an easing of parietals regulations Wednesday. page 2 The Observer· INSIDE Thursday, March 25, 1999 • INSIDE COlUMN Malloy let utside the Dome a-way Compiled from U-Wire reports one get Man banned from all U.S. colleges after UConn solicitations What do Andre Agassi and Notre Dame have in common? STORRS, Conn. "I think that the ban is a good Each believes "Image is Everything." A convicted sex offender who thing," said Kathleen Holgerson, University president Father Edward Malloy solicited female students on campus director of the Women's Center. "It is will never admit that he rejected Rick was banned from all college campus an important recognition that it was Majerus as the new es in the United States, a Superior not only our campus he was a threat men's basketball coach. Mike Connolly Courtjudge ruled on Tuesday. to, but other campuses as well." but that won't stop it Associate Sports Editor John Urban, 38, of Billerica, Mass., Liz Erhardt, USG president, was from being true. is free after posting $150,000 bail. also pleased with the judge's ruling, Malloy rejected Majerus for something that Under the conditions of the bail, saying that it will give other universi he wrote in a book. Majerus said that he Urban was ordered to stay away from conduct after he appeared at the ties an immediate reason to arrest would find it hypocritical if he disciplines an all female college undergraduates. police station to pick up his impound Urban if he is found on their campus. athlete from academic fraud since he com "The bond conditions are our efforts ed vehicle. Marisa Nadolny, an eighth-semester mitted academic fraud while a student at to assure the citizenry of UConn that According to police, 57 female stu English/anthropolgy major, said she Marquette. they are safe, and that Urban is not a dents have come forward to say that was uncertain of how effective the Big deal. threat to them," said defense lawyer Urban asked them to baby-sit his chil ban would be. She said Urban may try Don't you think your parents sometimes James Sulick. dren or watch his dogs. Some of the to alter his identity should he ever try lind themselves being hypocritical for disci Urban was arrested March 9 on women said they accepted rides from to come back to UConn. plining their children for actions that they weapons charges after a sock filled Urban. Urban was convicted in I <J82 of committed while growing up? with rocks, a brown lockblade knife, Police Chief Robert Hudd said he is raping a child, stalking and kidnap This doesn't mean that your parents can't handcuffs with a chain, rope and two grateful for the decision. On multiple ping. He was sentenced to life in or won't discipline you. It just means that condoms were found in his vehicle.